Top 5 Indians Who Reached Peak ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli Leads The Pack, Rishabh Pant Achieves Best Rating For Indian Wicket Keeper
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Rishabh Pant achieved his career-best rating with twin centuries in 1st test against England and moved to the 7th position with 801 points, which is the best for any Indian wicket-keeper. Don Bradman's rating
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Don Bradman holds the record for the highest ever test rating in the ICC test with 961 points. Here are 5 Indians with the best ever ICC test ratings. 1. Virat Kohli - 937 Points
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Virat Kohli tops the list with the highest-ever test ratings for an Indian batter with 937 points, and he holds the top spot for 3 consecutive years. 2. Sunil Gavaskar - 916 Points
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Sunil Gavaskar is the first Indian batter to cross 900 points in the ICC rating, which he achieved in 1979 with 916 points. 3. Sachin Tendulkar - 898 Points
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The God of cricket has achieved his career best rating of 898 points in 2002. He also holds the record for the most centuries in Test Cricket - 51 Centuries. 4. Rahul Dravid - 892 Points
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Rahul Dravid was considered the wall of Indian cricket, and he achieved his career best 892 points after a fabulous series against Pakistan in 2005. 5. Cheteshwar Pujara - 888 Points
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Cheteshwar Pujara was one of the toughest batters for bowlers to bowl and he has achieved his career best rating of 888 points.
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