India retains top position in ICC Test Rankings,NZ is at number two

India retains top position in ICC Test Rankings,NZ at number two

Ravi Shastri hailed Team India after they retained the number one spot in Test rankings.

Image Tweeted by @RaviShastriOfc       ⒸTwitter

Recently, Team India took first place in the Test rankings. Team India, led by Virat, got into the rankings, beating his next opponent, New Zealand. Team India is currently in first place with 121 points, while New Zealand is at second place with 120 points.

Head coach Ravi Shastri also responded on Team India topping the table. He congratulated the team through his Twitter post and said that even after the changing rules, the team performed well and overcame all the obstacles.

This 🇮🇳team has shown steely resolve & unwavering focus to be crowned No. 1. It is something the boys have earned fair & square. Rules changed midway but #TeamIndia overcame every hurdle along the way. My boys played tough cricket in tough times. Super proud of this bindass bunch pic.twitter.com/StzcsexCRF

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) May 13, 2021

Ravi Shastri said that the team achieved this position through hard work without stopping.

He wrote, "Rules changed midway but #TeamIndia overcame every hurdle along the way. My boys played tough cricket in tough times. Super proud of this bindass bunch," he added.

Team India qualified for the World Test Championship being played for the first time by defeating England 3–1 at their home.

Table-topper Team India will play a 5-match series against England at their home. An 18-member team has been announced for this series. Ravindra Jadeja and Hanuma Vihari are returning to the team. At the same time, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is also making his comeback after missing the last Test match against England.

ICYMI - A look at #TeamIndia's squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England. 👇

Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla pic.twitter.com/17J050QVT3

— BCCI (@BCCI) May 7, 2021

The team is as follows-

Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami , Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan.

BCCI also tweeted and gave information after Team India's occupation of rank 1.

The test ranking is as follows -

POS	TEAM	MATCHES	POINTS	RATING
1	India	24	2,914	121
2	New Zealand	18	2,166	120
3	England	32	3,493	109
4	Australia	17	1,844	108
5	Pakistan	24	2,247	94
6	West Indies	24	2,024	84
7	South Africa	16	1,273	80
8	Sri Lanka	27	2,095	78
9	Bangladesh	15	694	46
10	Zimbabwe	10	346	35