Mosher Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) India have ended as the top-ranked Test team for the third year running. With 116 points, they were eight clear of second-placed New Zealand on the cut-off date of April 1. They will receive a purse of US$ one million and the Test Championship Mace again. In the period in question, India enjoyed success at home, beating Afghanistan in a one-off Test and West Indies 2-0. They endured mixed returns overseas, losing 4-1 in England but beat Australia 2-1 for their first-ever Test series win in the country. "Retaining the ICC Test Championship Mace once again is something we are all really proud of," India captain Virat Kohlisaid in a statement. "Our team has been doing well across formats but it gives us extra pleasure to come out on top of the Test rankings. We all know of the importance of Test cricket and of how only the best can prosper in the format. "Our team has a lot of depth and I am sure this will stand us in good stead once the ICC World Test Championship commences later this year. That is again something we are really looking forward to as it adds more context to Test match cricket." http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26414301/virat-kohli-credits-lot-depth-squad-india-retain-test-championship-mace Edited April 2, 2019 by Mosher Suhaan, Cricketics, zen and 4 others 1 3 3 Link to comment
Moochad Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Will the rankings continue when the WTC starts? Link to comment
Gollum Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Team Start End Total Months Cumulative Months Highest rating Australia June 2003 July 2009 74 74 143 South Africa August 2009 November 2009 3 3 122 India November 2009 August 2011 21 21 125 England August 2011 August 2012 12 12 125 South Africa August 2012 May 2014 21 24 135 Australia May 2014 July 2014 3 77 123 South Africa July 2014 January 2016 18 42 130 India January 2016 February 2016 1 22 110 Australia February 2016 August 2016 6 83 118 India August 2016 August 2016 4 days 22 112 Pakistan August 2016 October 2016 2 2 111 India October 2016 present 29 51 130 The summary of teams that have held the highest rating from June 2003 to the present by whole month periods, are: Team Total Months Highest Rating Australia 83 143 India 51 130 South Africa 42 135 England 12 125 Pakistan 2 111 The summary of teams that have held the highest rating from 1952 to the present by whole month periods, are: Team Total Months Highest Rating Australia 326 143 West Indies 235 135 England 106 125 India 75 130 South Africa 61 135 Pakistan 4 111 I expect us to continue leading the charts for another 2-3 years at least by which time we should leapfrog past Poms to number 3 position. Aus and WI are way ahead though, surpassing them will take a long long time. WI can still be surpassed but Australia will probably lead the chart for eternity. SrinjayDutta 1 Link to comment
Gollum Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Moochad said: Will the rankings continue when the WTC starts? I read somewhere that everything will start from fresh when WTC starts. I hope BCCI forces the ICC to adopt both sets of rankings, 1 for each WTC cycle and the other in line with the traditional ICC ranking system. Goras/Pak!s will oppose tooth and nail but BCCI shouldn't budge. Tennis (both ATP and WTA) has the same feature, the traditional ranking which has been in place for decades and another one called Race to Singapore/Shenzhen/Shanghai/London (depending on who hosts the World Tour Finals/Year Ending Championship) ranking which decides the contestants for WTF/YEC and then resets for the next cycle. WTC is similar to the WTF/YEC of tennis, only that it will be a biennial cycle and 2 qualifying spots for the finals instead of 8 (tennis). Don't see why they can't accommodate both rankings. There is a long history associated with ICC rankings, who knows how long a fad like WTC will last? Edited April 2, 2019 by Gollum Moochad and AuxiliA 2 Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Hang on . Worst skipper ever i Hear. Clueless. But 3 years in a row test mace and first ever to win in oz. No doubt due to development of fasttest meanest pacers India ever seen. All rather baffling as ICF says he should be sacked! Cricketics, AuxiliA and Bigg Brother 1 2 Link to comment
jf1gp_1 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Isnt it ironic, top 2 threads are kohli worst captain and then holding top test rank for 3 straight years under kohli Link to comment
gattaca Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, jf1gp_1 said: Isnt it ironic, top 2 threads are kohli worst captain and then holding top test rank for 3 straight years under kohli We got the combination almost right now in tests. Still needs tweaking. In ODIS and T20Is we are really poor in planning. Mosher 1 Link to comment
Tibarn Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Some RCB fan grab the Test Mace and whack Kohli with it. Mosher 1 Link to comment
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