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    "editor1": "<p>March 8 (CRICKETNMORE) - Australia captain Steve Smith has maintained his reign at the top for 77 Tests, going past Ricky Ponting&rsquo;s 76 matches and now has the third longest stint at the top among Australians after Steve Waugh (94) and Don Bradman (93).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His team-mates Matt Renshaw has gained six places to reach a career-best 28th&nbsp;rank with knocks of 60 and five while left-hander Shaun Marsh has moved up five places to 37th&nbsp;position with scores of 66 and nine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India captain Virat Kohli has conceded the second rank to England&rsquo;s Joe Root after managing only 27 runs in the match and 40 in the series so far. Root is now one point ahead of Kohli at 848 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also Check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/latest-icc-team-rankings--24572\">Cash Reward of 1$ Million for Team India<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Cheteshwar Pujara&rsquo;s innings of 17 and 92 have lifted him up five places to sixth rank while Ajinkya Rahane has moved up two places to 15th&nbsp;rank after scoring 17 and 52 in Bangalore. Player of the match Lokesh Rahul has gained 23 places to reach 23rd&nbsp;spot after scores of 90 and 51.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Batsmen (top 10)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Avge&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Rating<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steve Smith&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 936&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 59.32&nbsp;&nbsp; 939 v Ind at Pune 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joe Root&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eng&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 848&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 52.80&nbsp;&nbsp; 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Virat Kohli&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 847&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 49.90&nbsp;&nbsp; 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K.Williamson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 823&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 50.07&nbsp;&nbsp; 893 v Aus at Perth 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; David Warner&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 794&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 48.27&nbsp;&nbsp; 880 v NZ at Perth 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C. Pujara&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 793&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 49.84&nbsp;&nbsp; 851 v SA at Durban 2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hashim Amla&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 787&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 49.99&nbsp;&nbsp; 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Azhar Ali&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 779&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 47.07&nbsp;&nbsp; 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Younus Khan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 772&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 53.06&nbsp;&nbsp; 880 v SL at Lahore 2009<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp; 10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Q. de Kock&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 760*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 51.04&nbsp;&nbsp; 769 v SL at Cape Town 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>ICC Media Release&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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