Steve Smith surpasses Virat Kohli and reclaims No. 1 Test ranking
Australia's Former Skipper Steve Smith has reclaimed his number 1 position on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen replacing Virat Kohli, following his first-ball duck in Jamaica Test. Virat Kohli-led Team India is on the top of the ICC Test Championship points table with 120 points. Also, Virat Kohli has surpassed MS Dhoni to become India's most successful Test captain. However, in Jamaica Test, he was edged out on the first ball from Kemar Roach in the second inning, while he scored 76 runs in the first innings. https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1168808852084727809?s=20 Likewise, Steve Smith took the lead in the ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen despite missing the third Test of Ashes 2019 at Headingley. Recently, ICC has announced the ICC Test rankings on Tuesday. Steve Smith is having a single point lead comparing to Virat Kohli, but he might get the lead in the fourth Ashes Test, which will start from Wednesday. Smith was on the top of the ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen since 2015, but the year 2018, took away several investments that he made in Test cricket. Also Read: Virat Kohli surpasses MS Dhoni to become India's most successful Test captain Smith was handed over the one-year ban from international cricket following the Newlands ball-tampering scandal. Later, Smith returned to cricket through the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019, where he notched up his comeback with the roar. In Ashes 2019, he scored the ton and pressed the doorbell for all the competitors among the Test cricket. So far, Virat Kohli has played 79 Test matches, out of which he has scored 6749 runs including 25 centuries. On the other side, Steve Smith has played a total of 66 Test matches, in which he has scored 6577 runs including 25 tons. -PTC News
