India dethrone Pakistan, take back No. 1 spot in Test rankings

Kanpur: With their win over New Zealand in the first Test at Green Park cricket stadium here on Monday, Indian cricket team has killed two birds with one stone. India beat New Zealand by 197 runs to make the historic 500th Test a memorable one and cherry on the cake was India dethroning Pakistan from top of the ranking charts to become No. 1 Test team in the world. Ravichandran Ashwin's 10-wicket match haul and Ravindra Jadeja's all-round show helped India take 1-0 lead in the three-match series against New Zealand. Pakistan recently became No. 1 in Tests for the first time ever since the current Test rankings were introduced in 2003, by virtue of their 2-2 draw against England. Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq received the Test mace last week (September 21). But Pakistan's reign as No. 1 Test side proved to be very short as India dethroned them from the top on Monday (September 26). Pakistan had 111 points and India were on 110. With win over Black Caps, India gained 1 point to equalise Pakistan on 111 points. But India were ahead of Pakistan in calculation beyond decimal points.