Anil Kumble's Team India can move to the 2nd place in the ICC Test Championship rankings if they beat Australia by a margin of two Tests or more in the forthcoming series. Kumble has a perfect opportunity to start the campaign on a winning note with the first of the four Tests starting in his hometown Bangalore from Thursday.
India are currently in the 3rd position, seven ratings points behind South Africa and 29 points behind Australia.
Meanwhile, India has just three batsmen in the top 20 with Virender Sehwag (10th) topping the list. VVS Laxman (15th) and Rahul Dravid (16th) will have to come up with some solid performances to challenge their teammate. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is in 23rd position, his lowest ranking in 15 years.
Zaheer Khan is the only Indian fast bowler to figure in the top 20 Test bowlers' list while spinners Harbhajan Singh and captain Kumble are in 12th and 10th places, respectively.
India v Australia
Test series schedule:
9-13 Oct – 1st Test, Bangalore
17-21 Oct – 2nd Test, Mohali
29 Oct-2 Nov – 3rd Test, Delhi
6-10 Nov – 4th Test, Nagpur
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Rank Team Rating
1 Australia (138)
2 South Africa (116)
3 India (109)
4 Sri Lanka (108)
5 England (104)
6 Pakistan (100)
7 New Zealand (83)
8 West Indies (81)
9 Bangladesh (0)
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