A day after India's emphatic victory over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge, Virat Kohli has now reclaimed the number one Test batsman tag.
On the back of his 97 and 103 in the two innings in Nottingham, Kohli grabbed the number one spot from former Australian captain Steve Smith. With 937 rating points, this is also his personal best and the Indian captain is just a point away from breaching the top 10 ranking points of all time.
Kohli can join an elite list
Don Bradman (961 points), Steve Smith (947), Len Hutton (945), Jack Hobbs and Ricky Ponting (both on 942), Peter May (941), Gary Sobers, Clyde Walcott, Vivian Richards and Kumar Sangakkara (all on 938 points) form the top 10 in the rankings list.
Incidentally, Kohli had taken the number one spot after scoring 200 runs in the first Test at Birmingham but then slipped down to number two after a poor Test at Lord's.
Shikhar Dhawan, who was making a comeback in the third test, is now the 22nd ranked batsman in the world. Indian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane now holds the 19th position in the rankings.
For England, Jos Buttler was the biggest beneficiary after his century in the second innings. His efforts saw him move up 22 places to No.47 in the batters' chart.
In the latest ICC rankings, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has also made the cut. His credentials rose after a brilliant all-round display at Trent Bridge and it reflects in the rankings. Pandya rose to No.51 in the batsmen's rankings, a jump of eight spots, with a career-high 340 points. In the all-rounder's bracket, the Baroda-man now takes the 12th slot, as he jumped 27 places.
Among the bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah's rankings continue to improve as a Test player. After just four Tests, he has moved up to the 37th number.
"It is a very pleasing performance in all three departments -- a complete Test for us," Kohli said after the match, which is now vindicated by these rankings.
"We just want to keep pushing forward, and keep wanting to win. It doesn't matter who takes the wickets or scores runs," he added.
