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Indians dominate in latest ICC Test rankings

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  After an impressive 3-1 win in the Test series over England, there have been changes in the latest ICC Test rankings announced by ICC on Wednesday. Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Joe Root, Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam maintained the top six spots. England captain Joe Root and Virat Kohli did not have a great fourth match as both were dismissed cheaply. The explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant made a remarkable 101 and helped India recover from 146 for 6 reaches his career-best rankings of number 7 th . It was an amazing knock by Pant who showed patience in the first fifty runs and then counterattacked putting pressure on England bowlers with innovative strokes. His knock helped India post a competitive total and then bowl out visitors for a paltry total to give the hosts an innings and 25 runs win. For his 101, Pant was awarded the man of the match. Henry Nicholls and Rohit Sharma have the same number of points as Pant, but Nicholls is at number 8 th...

New number 1 ranked batsmen in latest ICC Test rankings

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  After the Test matches between India- Australia, and New Zealand- Pakistan, there have been changes in the latest ICC Test rankings announced today. Kiwis captain Kane Williamson overtakes Steve Smith to occupy the number 1 Test batsman rankings. He made 129 runs in the first innings of the first Test match played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, and was named the man of the match award for his match-winning knock. The Indian captain Virat Kohli who is currently not featuring in the Test series remains at the number 2 position. After scoring 0 and 8 in the 2 nd Test match against India at MCG, Steve Smith slips down 2 places down to number 3. Marnus Labuschagne retained his fourth position with scores of 48 and 28 in the 2 nd Test match against India at MCG. Babar Azam also maintains his position at number 5 despite not playing in the first Test match against New Zealand. The Indian stand-in captain Ajiyanka Rahane climbs up to number 6 th position. He led from the front ...

This Day That year: England won their maiden ICC title

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The England Cricket Team created history as they won their maiden T20 World defeating Australia in the finals of the 2010 ICC World T20 played at Kennington Oval, Barbados on 16 th May. England captain Paul Collingwood won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Ryan Sidebottom getting wickets of Shane Watson and Brad Haddin while Warner was run out by Lumb. England left Australia in tatters at 8 for 3. The England bowlers kept it tight and did not allow the Australian batsmen to score runs easily. At the end of six overs, Australia were 24 for 3. After the power play overs, Australian captain Michael Clarke and David Hussey tried to steady the innings. As things were looking good for Australia, Graeme Swann got the breakthrough dismissing Clarke. Clarke and Hussey added 37 runs for the 4 th wicket. Australia breached the 50-run mark in the 11 th over. Cameron White came to the crease and looked in aggressive touch putting pressure on the England bow...