New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson closed in on his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli, having narrowed the gap with the table topper by reaching a career-best 915 rating points in the ICC rankings for batsmen in Tests.

ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli still on top but Kane Williamson narrows gap

Indian skipper Virat Kohli retained his top spot while teammate Chesteshwar Pujara still holds No 3 in the latest ICC Test rankings. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera made a quantum leap of 58 places after he smashed an unbeaten 153 runs, in second innings, that guided his team to an improbable win against South Africa.

Virat Kohli is still no1, Kusal Perera attains career-best ICC Test ranking

India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant attained new highs in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings after his superb century in the drawn final Test against Australia in Sydney took him to 17th place, on Tuesday.

Rishabh Pant attains career-best ICC Test ranking, surpasses Dhoni and equals Farokh Engineer’s feat

Virat Kohli has been lately making headlines for his altercation with his Australian counterpart Tim Paine and today he is again in news but this time for his swashbuckling batting.

Virat Kohli extends dominance as No.1 Test batsman, Bumrah reaches career-best 28th in latest ICC rankings

International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday released its Test rankings for batsmen and bowlers where Indian captain Virat Kohli retained the top position. Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who smashed a brilliant century in first supported by another crucial half-century in the second inning of the first test match against Australia, made a jump to acquire the fourth spot.

Virat Kohli remains No.1, Pujara returns to top five in latest ICC Test rankings

Australian skipper Steve Smith continues to be at the top of the table.

Virat Kohli remains 2nd in ICC Test rankings, Alastair Cook grabs 8th spot after double-ton

The Indian skipper moved three places up to grab the second spot

After two double tons, Virat Kohli ranked No. 2 in ICC Test rankings

WION Evening News Brief, November 28, 2017