Australia displaced India from the highest of the Test rankings after thrashing England 4-0 within the lately concluded Ashes collection, even because the Virat Kohli-led facet scored 1 in opposition to South Africa. took a lead of -0.
After dropping the 1–2 collection in South Africa, India fell to 3rd place, whereas inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) winners New Zealand reclaimed their second place after a 1–1 draw collection at house in opposition to Bangladesh. Including the host. ‘ First loss to Bangladesh at house in all codecs.
South Africa’s 2-1 win over India at house noticed them transfer up a notch to fifth, whereas England have been fourth after a disastrous Ashes marketing campaign Down Under.
India misplaced the second and third Tests by successful the primary match at Centurion, dropping the highest spot.
Australia is three forward of India within the rankings with 119 factors.
Overall, India performed 14 Tests in 2021 and managed to win eight of them. They misplaced three Tests final yr, together with a heart-wrenching defeat within the World Test Championship (WTC) ultimate in opposition to New Zealand.
Pakistan slipped one place to sixth, whereas Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland retained their positions.
The tour of South Africa was Kohli’s final task as India Test captain as he stepped down after the collection loss.
Ahead of the T20 World Cup final yr, Kohli introduced his choice to step down as India’s T20I captain and in December, he was additionally changed because the ODI captain by Rohit Sharma.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
