The International Cricket Council has apologised for a “technical glitch” on Wednesday after mistakenly declaring that India had displaced Australia to attain the No. 1 spot in the men’s Test team rankings after the shellacking it gave the visitors in the first test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Series.
For the record, Rohit Sharma’s Team India had registered an innings and 132-run win over the Pat Cummins-led Australia in Nagpur.
Hours after India had ‘topped’ the Test ranking, the ICC issued another updated list that showed the Indians back at No. 2.
On Thursday, the game’s global body admitted the error and said in a statement: “ICC acknowledges, for a short period of time on February 15, 2023, that, due to a technical error, India were erroneously displayed as the No. 1 Test team on the ICC website.
“We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
“Australia remain on top of the ICC Test Team Rankings after the latest update following the conclusion of Zimbabwe’s two-match series against West Indies.
“Australia will head into the second Test against India in Delhi, starting on Friday, January 17, as the No. 1-ranked team with 126 rating points, 11 above India’s 115.
“India are vying for a place in the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23. Australia are also in contention for a place in the final of the marquee event, which will be played at The Oval in London from 7 to 11 June.”
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