{"id":7356,"date":"2012-06-12T10:48:24","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T10:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7356"},"modified":"2012-06-12T10:48:24","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T10:48:24","slug":"icc-test-rankings-england-number-1-india-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7356","title":{"rendered":"ICC Test rankings: England number 1, India 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/cricket\/england-test-match.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICC Test rankings: England number 1, India 4th \" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>Dubai<\/strong>: England who recently defeated West Indies 2-0 have now taken an outright lead as the number one team ahead of South Africa on the Reliance ICC Test Championship table. England now leads South Africa by one ratings point. If England had managed to win the third and final Test it could have extended its lead by a further two ratings points.<\/p>\n<p>Denesh Ramdin\u2019s unbeaten knock of 107 in the third and final Test against England, which ended in a draw at Edgbaston on Monday, has helped the 27-year-old move up 20 places to 68th in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.<\/p>\n<p>Trinidad-born Ramdin also added 143 runs with Tino Best in a record tenth wicket partnership against England. Best, who was named man of the match for a knock of 95 and a spell of two for 37, re-entered the batting rankings in 115th place.<\/p>\n<p>The other West Indies batsman to make any gain was opener Adrian Barath who moved to 69th place (up by five).<\/p>\n<p>Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who did not play the final Test, continues to top the batting chart, however there are some changes in the top 10 including England\u2019s Alastair Cook who became one of three England batsmen to slip, dropping four places to 10th spot.<\/p>\n<p>Others who slipped in the Reliance ICC Rankings included Jonathan Trott to 18th (down by two places) and England captain Andrew Strauss, who was named the joint Man of the Series with West Indies\u2019 Marlon Samuels for scoring 326 runs with two hundreds, who fell one place to 24th\u00a0 after he made just 17 runs in the final Test.<\/p>\n<p>Samuels, who finished the series as the leading run-getter on either side with 386 runs, has moved up two spots to 33rd. <\/p>\n<p>Kevin Pietersen has retained his 17th spot while Ian Bell has moved up two places to 16th.<\/p>\n<p>The bowlers\u2019 table is headed by South Africa\u2019s Dale Steyn with Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan and England\u2019s James Anderson in second and third positions, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson\u2019s fellow England bowler, off-spinner Graeme Swann, who picked up six wickets for 282 runs in the series, has slipped four places to eighth. Meanwhile, Tim Bresnan, who ended with 12 wickets in the series, has moved up one spot to 14th, Steven Finn has moved up two spots to 24th and Graham Onions, returning from a two-year break due to injury, has re-entered the rankings in 46th place.<\/p>\n<p>The Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders is still headed by Bangladesh\u2019s Shakib Al Hasan with South Africa\u2019s Jacques Kallis in second spot.<\/p>\n<p>Reliance ICC Test Championship (after England-West Indies Test series)<\/p>\n<p>Rank\u00a0\u00a0 Team\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ratings<br \/>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 England\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 117<br \/>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 South Africa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 116<br \/>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Australia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 112<br \/>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 India\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 111<br \/>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pakistan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 108<br \/>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sri Lanka\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 99<br \/>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 West Indies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 85<br \/>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Zealand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 85<br \/>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bangladesh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8<\/p>\n<p>(Zimbabwe will have to play eight Tests in the qualification period before it will have a ranking)<br \/>(Developed by David Kendix)<\/p>\n<p>Reliance ICC Test Rankings (as of 12 June, after final Test between England and West Indies)<\/p>\n<p>Batsmen<\/p>\n<p>Rank\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+\/-)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Player\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Team\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pts\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ave\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0HS Rating<br \/>1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0S.Chanderpaul\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0856\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a050.44\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0901 v NZ at Napier 2008<br \/>2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0AB de Villiers\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0821!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a049.16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0821 v NZ at Wellington 2012<br \/>3\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jacques Kallis\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0819\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a056.78\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0935 v NZ at Centurion 2007<br \/>4\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Younus Khan\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pak\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0797\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a052.44\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0880 v SL at Lahore 2009<br \/>5\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Kumar Sangakkara\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SL\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0779\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a054.86\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0938 v Eng at Kandy 2007<br \/>6\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0T Samaraweera\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SL\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0772\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a052.84\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0775 v SA at Cape Town 2012<br \/>7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Michael Clarke\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aus\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0771\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a048.77\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0855 v Eng at Headingley 2009<br \/>8\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Hashim Amla\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0763\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a046.98\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0842 v Ind at Kolkata 2010<br \/>9\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ross Taylor\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0NZ\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0761\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a043.52\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0775 v Pak at Wellington 2009<br \/>10\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-4)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Alastair Cook\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0756\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a048.54\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0836 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011<br \/>11\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Graeme Smith\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0753\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a049.64\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010<br \/> 12=\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sachin Tendulkar\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ind\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0749\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a055.44\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0898 v Zim at Nagpur 2002<br \/> ( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Azhar Ali\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pak\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0749*!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a043.17\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0749 v Eng at Dubai 2012<br \/>14\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Misbah-ul-Haq\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pak\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0741\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a045.27\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0771 v Eng at Abu Dhabi 2012<br \/>15\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0M Jayawardena\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SL\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0731\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a051.17\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009<br \/>16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ian Bell\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0723\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a047.63\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0822 v Ind at The Oval 2011<br \/>17\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Kevin Pietersen\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0718\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a049.33\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0909 v WI at Headingley 2007<br \/>18\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jonathan Trott\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0709\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a051.22\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0856 v SL at Cardiff 2011<br \/>19\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mike Hussey\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aus\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0705\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a050.07\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0921 v WI at Kingston 2008<br \/>20\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ricky Ponting\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aus\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0691\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a052.75\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0942 v Eng at Adelaide 2006<\/p>\n<p>Selected rankings<\/p>\n<p>Rank\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+\/-)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Player\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Team\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pts\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ave\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0HS Rating<br \/> 24=\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Andrew Strauss\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0642\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a041.74\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0769 v SA at Johannesburg 2005<br \/> 24=\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Darren Bravo\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0642*\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a044.37\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0709 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 2012<br \/>26\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Matt Prior\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0625\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a042.31\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0693 v Pak at Dubai 2012<br \/>33\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Marlon Samuels\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0571!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a033.48\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0571 v Eng at Edgbaston 2012<br \/>53\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Stuart Broad\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0467\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a027.92\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0505 v Ind at The Oval 2011<br \/>55\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Darren Sammy\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0429\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a021.39\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0435 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012<br \/>57\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Kirk Edwards\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0424*\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a039.11\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0524 v Aus at Bridgetown 2012<br \/>68\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+20)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Denesh Ramdin\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0363\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a023.84\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0438 v Eng at Lord&#8217;s 2007<br \/>69\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+5)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Adrian Barath\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0356*\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a023.46\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0434 v Aus at Brisbane 2009<br \/>72\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tim Bresnan\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0348*\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a040.22\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0382 v Ind at The Oval 2011<br \/>75\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-7)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Narsingh Deonarine\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0336*\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a027.44\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0401 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 2012<br \/>82\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Graeme Swann\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0329\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a021.73\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0418 v Ban at Chittagong 2010<br \/>94\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+5)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Kieran Powell\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0274*\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a020.88\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0281 v Aus at Dominica 2012<br \/>115\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(RE)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tino Best\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0212*!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a013.85\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0212 v Eng at Edgbaston 2012<\/p>\n<p>Bowlers<\/p>\n<p>Rank\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+\/-)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Player\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Team\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pts\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ave\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0HS Rating<br \/>1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dale Steyn\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0886\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a023.18\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0902 v SL at Centurion 2011<br \/>2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Saeed Ajmal\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pak\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0835!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a026.70\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0835 v Eng at Dubai 2012<br \/>3\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0James Anderson\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0785\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a030.05\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011<br \/>4\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Rangana Herath\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SL\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0769!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a032.09\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0769 v Eng at Colombo (PSS) 2012<br \/>5\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Vernon Philander\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0764*!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a014.15\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0764 v NZ at Wellington 2012<br \/>6\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Stuart Broad\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0758\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a030.42\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0783 v WI at Lord&#8217;s 2012<br \/>7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ben Hilfenhaus\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aus\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0756*\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a028.03\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0757 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2012<br \/>8\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-4)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Graeme Swann\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0742\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a028.57\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0858 v Pak at Lord&#8217;s 2010<br \/>9\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Peter Siddle\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aus\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0740\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a029.27\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0768 v Ind at Adelaide 2012<br \/>10\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abdur Rehman\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pak\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0739*!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a027.37\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0739 v Eng at Dubai 2012<br \/>11\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Morne Morkel\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0733\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a030.03\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011<br \/>12\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Zaheer Khan\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ind\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0697\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a031.78\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0752 v SA at Durban 2010<br \/>13\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; )\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Shakib Al Hasan\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ban\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0678*\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a031.33\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0680 v WI at Mirpur 2011<br \/>14\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(+1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tim Bresnan\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eng\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0657*!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a026.09\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0657 v WI at Edgbaston 2012<br \/>15\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(-1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Chris Martin\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0NZ\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0651\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a033.59\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0669 v SA at Hamilton 2012<br \/>16\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( &#8211; 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a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.<br \/>!indicates career-highest rating<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indian Sports News Network<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/cricket\/england-test-match.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICC Test rankings: England number 1, India 4th \" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>Dubai<\/strong>: England who recently defeated West Indies 2-0 have now taken an outright lead as the number one team ahead of South Africa on the Reliance ICC Test Championship table. England now leads South Africa by one ratings point. If England had managed to win the third and final Test it could have extended its lead by a further two ratings points.<\/p>\n<p>Denesh Ramdin\u2019s unbeaten knock of 107 in the third and final Test against England, which ended in a draw at Edgbaston on Monday, has helped the 27-year-old move up 20 places to 68th in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[5130],"class_list":["post-7356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-cricket-cricket","tag-icc-test-championship-table"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ICC Test rankings: England number 1, India 4th - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7356\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ICC Test rankings: England number 1, India 4th - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dubai: England who recently defeated West Indies 2-0 have now taken an outright lead as the number one team ahead of South Africa on the Reliance ICC Test Championship table. 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