India, after a victory by an innings and 25 runs against England in the 4th Test, have overhauled New Zealand to take the top spot in the ICC Test rankings. With their gigantic win over England, Virat Kohli’s India have won the 4-match Test series by 3-1.
With this victory, India have also booked themselves a place in the ICC World Test Championship final alongside Kane Williamson’s New Zealand. The ICC event is scheduled to be held at Lord’s in June.
With Australia cancelling their tour of South Africa last month, New Zealand with 420 points from 11 Tests with 7 wins and 4 defeats became the first team to qualify for the World Test Championship final.
With this win, India have also topped the World Test Championship table with 490 points with 12 wins from 17 Tests, while losing only 4 matches with a solitary draw in the entire span.
"Now, we can accept and admit that we are in the WTC final; it was a distraction for us. It did become a bit of distraction for us in New Zealand, but we took it one game at a time since," Virat Kohli said after India's 3-1 series win, on Saturday.
Source: India Today