South Africa finished third with 105 points while Australia finished with 104 points to finish fourth, a few decimal points ahead of England. "I am sure this will stand us in good stead once the ICC World Test Championship commences later this year." – Virat Kohli on India's retention of the ICC Test Championship mace. FULL STORY ➡️ https://t.co/6vrKLlSIst pic.twitter.com/G80LTx4sTu — ICC (@ICC) April 1, 2019"Retaining the ICC Test championship mace once again is something we are all really proud of," India captain Virat Kohli, who won the ICC's cricketer, Test and one-day international player of the year awards in January, said in a statement. The ICC's world Test championship begins in August, after the 50-over World Cup in England, with nine Test-playing nations taking part in 71 Test matches spread across 27 series to reach the final in 2021.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 01, 2019 12:33 UTC