Kohli is first batsman since SRT to become no 1 in tests - after 7 years!

[Trichromatic]

Never realized SRT was last batsman to reach no 1 ranking. 

 

23rd June 2011 - last time when an Indian batsman was at top.

ID	Rat.	Name	Nat.	Career Best Rating
1	883	S.R. Tendulkar		898 v Zimbabwe, 25/02/2002
1	883	J.H. Kallis		935 v New Zealand, 22/11/2007
3	838	K.C. Sangakkara		938 v England, 05/12/2007
4	833	I.J.L. Trott		856 v Sri Lanka, 30/05/2011
5	821	A.N. Cook		874 v India, 09/12/2012
6	790	V. Sehwag		866 v Sri Lanka, 22/07/2010
7	779	S. Chanderpaul		901 v New Zealand, 23/12/2008
8	774	V.V.S. Laxman		781 v West Indies, 10/07/2011
9	766	T.T. Samaraweera		775 v South Africa, 07/01/2012
10	760	A.B. de Villiers		935 v Australia, 24/02/2014

 

2011 - SRT

2010 - SRT, Sehwag, Gambhir

2009 - Gambhir

2008 - None

2007 - None

2006 - None

2005 - Dravid

2004 - Dravid

2003 - None

2002 - SRT

2001 - SRT

2000 - SRT

1999 - SRT

1998 - SRT

1997 - None

1996 - None

1995 - SRT

1994 - SRT

1993 - None

1992 - None

1991 - None

1990 - None

1989 - None

1988 - Vengsarkar

1987 - Vengsarkar

1986-1980 - None

1979 - Gavaskar

1978 - Gavaskar

1977 - None

1976 - None

1975 - Vishwanath

 

1935-1974 - None

 

Vijay Hazare was rated at 869, but was ranked 2 in 1952. 

Umrigar was rated 781, ranked 6th in 1955.

 

So this is longest span (7 years) for top ranking for an Indian batsman since 1975.

 

[Jimmy Cliff]

No.1 at the age of 21 and 38 .