India top ICC Test table after Nagpur game, are No 1 in all formats of cricket

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who demolished the Australians along with spin twin Ravindra Jadeja, has moved up to second spot among bowlers.

Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates Tom Latham's dismissal on Day-5 of the first India-New Zealand Test match in Kanpur on 29 November 2021 | ANI photo

New Delhi: India have toppled Australia to become the Number 1 Test team in the ICC rankings, after they demolished the Aussies by an innings and 32 runs in the first match in Nagpur.

India are now “numero uno” in all three formats of the game.

In Test rankings, Rohit Sharma and Co have 115 points – four ahead of Australia while England is third with 106.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who took eight wickets in the Nagpur game, is now second in the Test bowling rankings.

The 36-year-old is 21 points behind Australian captain Pat Cummins, who tops the bowling table.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who took seven wickets in the Nagpur Test, has also moved up the table.

Captain Rohit Sharma also climbed two spots – from 10 to 8 — after his brilliant century in the first Test.