ICC apologises after incorrectly naming India as No.1 Test workforce over Australia

After naming India because the world’s top-ranked Test workforce on Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday morning apologised for briefly and “erroneously” itemizing India as primary.

Later, the ICC clarified that Australia was nonetheless ranked first in Test matches. One-day and Twenty20 rankings are each led by India.

“The ICC acknowledges, for a short period of time on February 15, 2023 that, due to a technical error, India were erroneously displayed as the No.1 Test team on the ICC website.”

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

Meanwhile, India may have historical past on their facet when the second Test begins on Friday at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, the place the hosts haven’t misplaced a Test match since 1987.

While workforce India’s head coach Rahul Dravid says that they won’t be carried away by the information and can concentrate on their recreation within the coming days.

“We don’t look at previous history and go back in time,” Dravid advised reporters. “We cannot get carried away by that. Australia are an experienced team and have good players who know they want to come back,” he stated.

Dravid additionally cleared the air round Shreyas Iyer’s availability for the second India-Australia Test beginning on February seventeenth.

“It is always good to have somebody back from injury. We never like to lose people to injuries and it is never nice for a team, nice for that individual and glad that he (Iyer) is fit. We will take a call after a couple of training sessions,” Dravid stated on Iyer’s health.

“Today, he has done some training. We will again assess it tomorrow as well when he comes in for a light hit and see how he feels,” the top coach added. “But certainly, if he is ready to take the load of a five-day Test match, then without doubt, with his performances in the past, he will walk straight into the side,” he additional added.