On Monday, Australia and India retained their top two spots in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings after the engrossing draw in the 3rd Test.
In the 3rd Test, the Indian batting unit showed immense grit as it held on for a memorable draw against Australia, to leave the series at 1-1 with one match to go in Brisbane.
The impressive performance of India saw the team stay marginally ahead of third-placed New Zealand in the points tally of the WTC.
ICC posted on Twitter:
An incredible battle in Sydney has helped both teams retain the top two spots in the ICC World Test Championship standings.
— ICC (@ICC) January 11, 2021
A difference of 0.2% between India and New Zealand 👀#WTC21 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/xEszUOMWCV
For the first time in history, New Zealand had earlier achieved the number one spot in the ICC Test Team Rankings after they clean-sweep the Pakistan and West Indies.
After the draw, both India and Australia bagged 10 points each, which helped the visitor become the first side to cross the 400-point mark in the WTC standings.
India, however, stayed behind Australia in second place, as positions are now determined by the percentage of points won.