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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Dubai, Aug 10<\/strong> - The Indian cricket team has a chance to climb to the third spot in Test rankings from the fifth position, provided they whitewash Sri Lanka 3-0 in a Test series starting on Wednesday and Australia defeats England in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A 2-1 victory would see India, on 97 points, gain three points and climb to the fourth spot, overtaking New Zealand (99).<br \/>\r\nIndia play the first Test of a three-match series from Wednesday while Australia face England in the fifth Ashes Test from August 20. England have won the series 3-1 already.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>If seventh-placed Sri Lanka (92) whitewashes India 3-0 then it will gain eight rankings points and could theoretically climb to fifth and India would drop to 89 points, irrespective of the outcome in the final Ashes Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A 2-1 win for the hosts, meanwhile, would see it gain four rankings points and, thus, overtake Virat Kohli&#39;s side.<br \/>\r\nThe last time India toured Sri Lanka in 2010, the series ended in a 1-1 draw, and in that scenario Sri Lanka would gain a point, while India would remain on 97 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Meanwhile, in the International Cricket Council (ICC) player rankings for Test batsmen, released on Monday, fifth-placed Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakarra goes into his final Test series as the highest ranked batsman on either side on 874 points, seven adrift of South Africa&#39;s Hashim Amla. England&#39;s Joe Root heads the list with 917 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews lies a single place and 14 rankings points further behind, with his opposite number Kohli (755) in tenth position, eight points behind Australia&#39;s Chris Rogers. Kohli is now 180 runs short of the 5,000-run mark in Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the ICC player rankings for Test bowlers, Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath is the highest ranked bowler heading into the series in eighth place on 752 points, 13 points behind Australia&#39;s Mitchell Johnson. South African pacer Dale Steyn tops the list with 905 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (12th position), with 124 wickets in 25 Tests to date, is his side&#39;s leading bowler with pacer Ishant Sharma (21st) looking to break back into the top 20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ashwin is also the highest-ranked all-rounder on either side heading into the series, sitting a point behind South Africa&#39;s Vernon Philander in third position, while Mathews is Sri Lanka&#39;s best all-rounder in 15th spot. Bangladesh&#39;s Shakib Al Hasan (384 points) leads the list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>(IANS)<\/p>\r\n",
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