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India topples Australia as No. 1 Test side
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 18 - 08 - 2016

India has regained its title as the world's No. 1 Test team after Australia suffered a 3-0 series defeat against Sri Lanka Wednesday, the International Cricket Council said.
India, which had ceded the top slot to Steve Smith's side at the turn of the year, regained its crown thanks to its recent series victory over West Indies, which meant Australia had to win the final Test in Colombo.
Sri Lanka's 163-run victory Wednesday has also allowed Pakistan to leapfrog Australia in the rankings table after Misbahul Haq's team drew its series with England 2-2 Sunday.
India faces WI in final Test
India faces West Indies in the fourth Test in Trinidad that starts Thursday.
Captain Virat Kohli's men will relentlessly probe for weaknesses in the West Indies team, says fast bowler Ishant Sharma.
India leads the series 2-0 heading into the final game at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. "Test cricket is such a format where you can never be complacent. This is a young team and we want to reach (top spot)," Sharma told Indian cricket board television.
India has dominated the series, overcoming the loss of an entire day due to rain to win the third Test.
A day was also lost to bad weather in the second match but West Indies on that occasion rescued a draw.
India has shown a willingness to change its lineup to suit the conditions, using 15 players in the first three Tests to demonstrate its depth.
Pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was among three players brought in for the third game and justified his inclusion with a brilliant match-winning spell, taking five for 33 in the first innings.
For the West Indies, Trinidad offers a chance to salvage some pride and show the cricket world its well-documented decline has been overstated.
Inconsistency has been a huge problem with most of its batsmen making a decent score here and there but also getting dismissed cheaply as often as not.
Marlon Samuels, for example, has made 51, 37 and 48 and has also gone for one, nought and 12.
Number three Darren Bravo, whose respectable Test average is almost 40, made only 41 runs in the first two Tests before finally enjoying a decent third game with 29 and 59.
Jermaine Blackwood, after a pair in the first Test, came good with 62 and 63 in the second Test only to fall cheaply again for 20 and one in the third match.
As retired West Indies batting great Viv Richards said of the fourth Test: "There are a lot of guys in there who are fighting for their careers."


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