India regains number two spot in ICC ranking

Dubai, Dec 23 (PTI) India Tuesday reclaimed the number
two spot from South Africa in the ICC Test Championship table
by winning the two-Test series against England 1-0.

India won the first Test in Chennai by six wickets and
drew the second in Mohali Tuesday, enough to earn two ratings
points and surge ahead of South Africa, a position the Team
India had briefly enjoyed after their 2-0 home series victory
over Australia recently.

Australia is leading the table with 130 points, followed
by India who have 118 points and South Africa (117).

However, South Africa can once again regain second
position if it wins its current three-match series against
Australia by 2-1 or 2-0, or level it 1-1. South Africa can
even leapfrog Ricky Ponting's side at the top of the ladder by
a fraction of a point if it wins the remaining two Tests to
sweep the series 3-0.

On the other side of the coin, if Australia wins the last
two Tests it will not only widen the gap with South Africa to
15 points but will also dash the Proteas' hopes of regaining
the second position from India.

Meanwhile, there was no change in the West Indies' and
New Zealand's pre-series points and positions after their
two-Test series ended in a 0-0 draw in Napier on Tuesday. PTI
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