After Sri Lanka's 3-0 whitewash against Australia in the Test series which ended in Colombo on Wednesday (17), India has taken over the No.1 position according to ICC's latest Test rankings.
Australia conceded their No.1 ranking to India after losing all three Tests on their tour of Sri Lanka, taking Virat Kohli's team to the top.
India, however is currently ahead of Pakistan by one point and they must win the fourth Test against West Indies, beginning today (18) in Trinidad, to retain their newly earned place.
Australia moves down to No.3 with 108 points and stands ahead of the contest just ahead of England, who also have 108 points.
Sri Lanka's impressive performance takes them to No.6, a place ahead when they started the Test series against Australia.
ICC Test rankings
1: India (112 points)
2: Pakistan (111)
3: Australia (108)
4: England (108)
5: New Zealand (99)
6: Sri Lanka (95)
7: South Africa (92)
8: West Indies (65)
9: Bangladesh (57)
10: Zimbabwe (8)
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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