NO. 1 IN TESTS

Kohli to be presented with Test mace in Indore

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

Former India captain and ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar will make the presentation to Kohli. © Cricbuzz

Virat Kohli, the Indian captain, will be presented with the ICC Test Championship mace at the end of the third and final Test against New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, an International Cricket Council (ICC) release stated on Tuesday (October 11).

"On behalf of the ICC, former India captain and ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar will make the presentation immediately after the awards ceremony for the series," the release stated.

India, who entered the series one point behind Pakistan, climbed to the top spot in Test rankings in Kolkata following their 178-run win against New Zealand, which also helped them seal the series.

This is the fourth time that India have claimed top spot since the rankings came into place in 2003. After being at the top of the table between November 2009 to August 2011, India reclaimed the spot earlier this year in January-February 2016, before once again becoming No.1 in August 2016.

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