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In Pics: From Virat Kohli to Sunil Gavaskar- Indian cricketers who became No. 1 Test batsman
Virat Kohli became the seventh India batsman to top the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen.
DNA Web Team | Aug 05, 2018, 02:46 PM IST
1.Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar topped the ICC Test rankings in the seventies. The right handed batsman had the maximum rating points of 916.
2.Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Vengsarkar, one of the best batsmen India produced, rose to the top in late 80s. He got to maximum rating points of 837 during the series against New Zealand in 1988.
3.Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar was ranked number one Test batsman for a total of 1157 days during his career. The last time he was at the top of ICC test rankings was in June 2011. The maximum rating points he had during his career were 898 in year 2002. He is ranked 31st in all time list.
4.Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid had a long stay at the top of ICC Test rankings with a highest rating of 892 points in March 2005. He spent 35 Tests and 226 days as No 1 batsman in ICC rankings.
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5.Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir rose to the top with his great form during the last years of the previous decade. He rose to his career best of 886 points after his great performance against Sri Lanka in 2009.
6.Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag reached the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings after hitting successive centuries against South Africa in 2010. He rose to his highest points of 866 after his show against Sri Lanka.
7.Virat Kohli
At 934 points, Kohli has also become India's highest-ranked and 14th overall on the all-time tally of points. Kohli leapfrogged Gavaskar (916) in the list. Donald Bradman (961) and Steve Smith (947) are the two batsmen sitting on top of this exclusive list.
