India have slipped from the top spot in the rankings despite a historic victory in Newlands. On Thursday, India became the first Asian team to win a Test match in Cape Town. The match was also the shortest ever in Test history, thanks to heroics from Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah on a spicey pitch.
However, India had lost the first Test of the two-match series in Centurion late December.
Australia have been on the rise since their defeat to India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy early in 2023. They went on to win the final of the World Test Championship and successfully defended the Ashes in England.
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Australia are now on the verge of a 3-0 whitewash over Pakistan. They have been invincible at home and ironically the last team which defeated the Aussies in their own den was India.
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