Pakistan reached on top of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test rankings on Monday for the first ever time since the rankings were introduced in 2003 after the fourth Test match between India and West Indies was hampered as a result of a wet outfield.
Pakistan’s drawn Test series against England, India failing to win the fourth Test against West Indies by a big margin, Sri Lanka whitewashing Australia by 3-0 were factors that contributed towards Pakistan’s ascend to the top.
Test rankings as viewed on ICC s website
Pakistan’s rise to the status of number one Test team came after a continuation of successful Test series against some of the best sides, including Australia, England, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
While commenting upon the mammoth achievement, Pakistani skipper Misbah-ul-Haq stated that "There is no greater feeling than to achieve the No. 1 ranking in the most traditional and purest format of the sport".
Misbah-ul-Haq shall soon be given the ICC Test Championship mace in order to mark the side’s ascend to the top rank.
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