Virat Kohli slips behind Steve Smith in ICC Test rankings

TIL Desk Sports/ India captain Virat Kohli has slipped behind Australia’s Steve Smith in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after the second and final Test against the West Indies, which ended on Monday.

Kohli’s scores of 76 and zero in Kingston were not enough for him to hold on to the top ranking, which he had attained in August 2018 during India’s tour of England, when he scored 593 runs in five Tests and was named player of the series jointly with England all-rounder Sam Curran.

Kohli is now one point behind Smith at 903 rating points, with the former Australia captain having the opportunity to consolidate his position in the remaining two matches of the ongoing Ashes series and move towards his career best of 947 rating points, the second best ever after Don Bradman’s 961.