Captain Virat Kohli was presented the prestigious ICC Test Championship mace as India retained the top spot in the team rankings. On behalf of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the mace was presented by Cricket Hall of Famers Sunil Gavaskar and Graeme Pollock at a ceremony in Cape Town at the conclusion of India’s tour of South Africa. India won the mace for a second year running and have now been at the top of the rankings since October 2016. This is why“It’s truly a great feeling to hold the ICC Test Championship mace again, which is an acknowledgement of our success in the truest format of the game. “It is heartening to be at the top of the Test rankings in an era when it’s challenging to do consistently well across formats.

Source: Hindustan Times February 25, 2018 05:15 UTC