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#1 Virat Kohli reclaims No. 1 spot in Test batting rankings

Kohli, who moved to the top of the rankings after the first Test, was pushed back by a place after the second Test at Lord's

After leading his team to a magnificent 203-win over hosts England in the third Test of the five-match series, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has yet another reason to celebrate as he has reclaimed his position at the top of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen.

Kohli, who moved to the top of the rankings after the first Test, was pushed back by a place after the second Test at Lord's with 919 points compared to Steve Smith's 929 points. But, a stroke-filled 97 followed by his 23rd Test century in the third Test meant that Kohli gained 18 points from the match and moved to the top again with 937 points, which is the highest he has accumulated in his career so far.

With this, Kohli has also registered the maximum rating point by an Indian batsman in Tests. Kohli is now just a point outside the top 10 of an all-time rating points list which features the likes of Don Bradman (961 points), Steve Smith (947), Len Hutton (945), Jack Hobbs and Ricky Ponting (both on 942), Peter May (941), and Gary Sobers, Clyde Walcott, Vivian Richards and Kumar Sangakkara (all on 938 points).

In the ICC Test team rankings, India continues their dominance at the top of the table with 125 points.