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Williamson jumps Smith, Kohli to be world’s top Test batter – cricket.com.au
Australia batting icon Steve Smith falls out of the top two of the ICC Test batting rankings while active for the first time since 2015 as New Zealand skipper claims…
Steve Smith’s reign as the world’s top-ranked Test batsman is over after Kane Williamson claimed the No.1 spot.
Smith’s uncharacteristically poor start to the summer has seen him drop to No.3 in the rankings, having scored just 10 runs at 3.33 in the first two Vodafone Tests against India.
Aside from during his 12-month ban, it marks the first time Smith has dropped out of the world’s top two since way back in November 2015.
He has been in the top spot since February, having held it when cricket…
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