Rishabh Pant becomes top-ranked keeper batsman in ICC Test rankings post Gabba heroics

Riding on back of brilliant performances down under, Team India's young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant attained his career-best ICC Test batting rank on Wednesday. explosive batsman jumped to 13th position in ICC Test rankings as he became top-ranked wicketkeeper on table. Pant is followed by South African skipper Quinton de Kock, who holds 15th place in rankings. 

Pant's boost in rankings was provided by his valiant innings worth 89 runs on final day of Gabba Test which saw India win Border Gavaskar Trophy on Tuesday. Indian wicketkeeper also played a crucial inning of 97 runs at SCG where match ended in a draw taking series down to wire. latest ICC Test rankings for batting also saw India skipper Virat Kohli fall out of top 3 for first time since 2016 as he missed last three Tests in Australia. 

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Labuschagne occupies third spot

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson continues his stay at top with 919 rating points, closely followed by Australia’s batting talisman Steve Smith. Cheteshwar Pujara (at . 7) and Ajinkya Rahane (at . 9) are or Indian batsmen apart from Kohli to make it into top 10. Australia's youngster Marnus Labuschagne has occupied third spot on rankings whereas England skipper Joe root returned to top five after a brilliant double-century against Sri Lanka. 

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Pant breaks record at Gabba

Enroute his match-winning kck at Gabba, Pant broke a huge record which was previously held by former Indian captain and his predecessor, MS Dhoni. 23-year old became fastest Indian wicket-keeper to scored 1000 runs in Test cricket. Pant reached milestone in his 27th innings whereas MS Dhoni had done same in 32 innings. As far as fastest wicketkeeper to have scored 1000 runs in Test cricket is concerned, South African captain Quinton de Kock tops list who achieved feat in just 21 innings. 

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India created history at Gabba on Tuesday after defeating Australia in 4th Test reby ending Australia's 31 Test unbeaten streak in Brisbane. Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar went all guns blazing in final session to help India chase down mammoth 326-run target set by Australia. Wicketkeeper-batsmen Rishabh Pant kept momentum going for India after Pujara's dismissal and held his nerve to get visitors across line. With win at Brisbane, India w find mselves within visible distance of reaching World Test Championships finals scheduled to be held at Lords, England.

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