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India could climb to second spot
India could take the second spot in the ICC Test ratings if it wins the third Test against Pakistan beginning at Bangalore on Thursday.
India could take the second spot in the LG ICC Test championship ratings if it wins the third and final Test against Pakistan beginning at Bangalore on Thursday.
"India has never been higher than its current third place in the official LG ICC Test table since it was launched in May 2001 but a 2-0 series win will be enough to see it leapfrog England into second," ICC said in a release on Wednesday.
The win in Bangalore could boost India's rating to 111, a jump of four points, taking it one point clear of England, which has held second spot since August 2004.
If the concluding match ends in a draw it would leave India level with England on 110 points but behind in the table when the ratings are recalculated to three decimal places.
Pakistan went into the series fifth in the LG ICC Test Championship with a rating of 101.
If it wins the final Test against India it would improve its rating by one point but if the final match is a draw and it therefore loses the series 1-0 its rating will fall to 99 and it will slide to sixth spot in the official table, behind South Africa when the ratings are re-calculated to three decimal places, the release added.
