India second in ICC Test rankings

India have moved ahead of Eng by taking its tally to 115. Australia lead the rankings with 128 points.

The 2-0 routing of the Sri Lankans in the just concluded Videocon series was good enough to for Team India to displace England from the No 2 position in the latest LG ICC Test rankings.

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This is the first time they have reached these heights in the four-and-a-half years since the official LG ICC Test Championship was launched in May 2001.

India on Thursday defeated Sri Lanka by 259 runs in the third and final Test in Ahmedabad and gained three points to climb a rung to second position with 115 points, two points ahead of England who lost to Pakistan 0-2 recently.

Rank		Team		Matches		Points		Rating
1		Australia		43		5514		128
2		India		34		3907		115
3		England		42		4763		113
4		Pakistan		30		3100		103
5		S Africa		35		3517		100
6		NZL		26		2598		100
7		Sri Lanka		31		2976		96
8		WI		36		2615		73
9		Zimbabwe		21		563		27
10		Bangladesh		28		146		5

Before the three-Test series with Sri Lanka started, India was third in the rankings, a point behind second-placed England, which had 113.

Australia still maintain a comfortable lead with 128 points in their kitty.

The Islanders, meanwhile, are languishing at 7th spot with paltry 96 pts.