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India can dethrone Australia from No.1 spot with 4-0 triumph over West Indies

Australia may have just won the ICC Test Championship mace but India can topple them from the number one spot if they are able to blank the West Indies 4-0.

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India beat West Indies by an innings and 92 runs in the first Test at Antigua © PTI

Australia may have just won the ICC Test Championship mace but India can topple them from the number one spot if they are able to blank the West Indies 4-0 in the ongoing series and results in the other two marquee series go as per their wish. If India win 4-0, EnglandPakistan series ends in a draw and Sri Lanka win by 1-0 or better, then India will jump to the number one position, the ICC said in a statement today. India thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 92 runs in the first Test in Antigua.To permanently shut the door on their nearest rivals India, Australia need to beat Sri Lanka by 1-0 or better and at the same time hope that England win, at least, one Test against Pakistan. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test at Pallekele

Competition for the number one ranking this year remains extremely tight as only 10 points separate the top four sides. Second-ranked India, third-ranked Pakistan and fourth-ranked England have a chance to move into the top spot, depending on how West Indies-India, England-Pakistan and Sri Lanka-Australia series pan out. Australia regain ICC Test Championship mace after 6 years

If Pakistan beat England and Sri Lanka defeat Australia, then Pakistan will claim the number one ranking for the first time in their history, irrespective of how the West Indies-India series finishes. England too can top the Test rankings. But to make it happen, it will have to win the remaining three Tests against Pakistan and hope West Indies win, at least, one Test against India and Sri Lanka beat Australia.

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