India officially reclaim World No. 1 ranking with whitewash of New Zealand

India's Test cricket team members pose with the ICC Test Championship mace after winning the three-Test series against New Zealand 3-0 at The Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on October 11, 2016. (AFP)

Updated on: Oct 11, 2016 7:59 PM IST

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India's Test cricket team members pose with the ICC Test Championship mace after winning the three-Test series against New Zealand 3-0 at The Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on October 11, 2016. (AFP)

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Team India pose for a photo with the series trophy. India won the third Test by 321 runs to complete a 3-0 whitewash. (AFP)

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India captain Virat Kohli is presented the Test Championship mace by former Sunil Gavaskar. (PTI)

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Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin hold the mace. (AP)

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India’s players celebrate the wicket of New Zealand’s Jeetan Patel. (REUTERS)

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India players walk off the pitch after the win. (PTI)

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India players celebrate as Kohli rushes to pick up a stump after New Zealand’s last wicket falls. (REUTERS)

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New Zealand's Ross Taylor is bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin. (Reuters)

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Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the fall of a wicket. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Kohli lies on the ground after diving to stop the ball. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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New Zealand's Luke Ronchi gets out bowled. (AP)

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In his Test comeback, Gautam Gambhir hit a well-made 50. (PTI)

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Cheteshwar Pujara hit 101 off 148 balls to help India set New Zealand a 475-run victory target. (AFP)