Top 5 teams with longest run as the number one in Test cricket

Aug 24, 2016 at 11:12 AM

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Top 5 teams with longest run as the number one in Test cricket

The International Cricket Council has released the ranking in cricket at the end of every month  since June 2003 and since then quite a good number of teams have reached the top spot in the team ranking in Test cricket. However, the challenge for a team to hold on to that top spot has been really tough and fans have witnessed teams remaining at top for as long as six years to as short as only five days. India were recently crowned the number one Test team but after their last Test against  West Indies ended in a tame draw due to poor conditions, they were replaced by their arch rivals, Pakistan as the number one Test team in the world.

Here we are presenting to you five longest streaks by cricket teams as the top ranked team in Test cricket:

5. England ( August 2011-August 2012):

Andrew Strauss led England to an emphatic 4-0 series whitewash of world number one Test team, India during the summer of 2011, a result that installed them as the world’s No 1 Test side. However, the next 12 months witnessed a turbulent time in the English cricket as they were thrashed 3-0 by Pakistan in the very next series after becoming number one. A 1-1 draw followed in Sri Lanka and then they comfortably defeated West Indies by 2-0. However, their reign at the top ended when they were defeated 2-0 by South Africa at home.

4. South Africa ( July 2014 – January 2016):

 

A 1-0 away win over Sri Lanka took the Proteas to the top of Test cricket. The period saw them dominating Test cricket in every part of the world. During that time,they won away series against Zimbabwe, defeated West Indies at home and drew against Bangladesh. Their downfall started when they were thrashed 3-0 by the Indian team last year and they lost their number ranking after slipping to 2-0 in the four-match series against England at home. They eventually lost that series by 2-1.

3. South Africa (August 2012-May 2014):

The South African team reached the top of Test cricket in 2012 in style as they defeated world number one side England 2-0 in an away series. The team comprising of Hashim Amla, AB De Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn and led by Graeme Smith, is one of the finest Test teams of all time. The Proteas dominated the Test arena like no other team during that time and registered  impressive away and home victories against the mighty Aussies. They also defeated India, New Zealand and Pakistan at home during that time. Their reign ended after losing a home series 2-1 against Australia.

2. India (November 2009-August 2011):

The Indian team reached the top of Test cricket for the first time when they defeated Sri Lanka 2-0 in 2009. The phase witnessed the golden generation of Indian cricket as the Indian team not only dominated the Test arena but were crowned world champions in ODIs too. However, their reign at the top in Test cricket ended with a disastrous 4-0 defeat in England.

1.Australia (June 2003-August 2009):

No team has been able to dominate cricket like the Australian team of the last decade. The all conquering team from down under blew away all the teams that came in their away and became almost the invincible team in world cricket. In fact, when the ranking formula was applied to games before 2003, it was revealed that the Aussies were actually No. 1 for 112 months between April 2000 and August 2009.

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