India captaincy speculations sparked a Virat Kohli vs Jasprit Bumrah debate between Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan

Australia skipper Pat Cummins also made gains in the rankings, climbing to number two after picking up five wickets in the final match. South Africa's Kagiso Rabada rose a spot to occupy the third place while injured Josh Hazlewood moved down two places to be fourth.

India suffered a brutal loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which raised a lot of questions about the team's future in red-ball format.

Despite poor run with bat Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be forming the core of Indian batting. There is also concerns over the availability of pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.

Star India cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohti Sharma have slipped down in the ICC Test ranking after their side's defeat in the fifth Test vs Australia at the SCG.

Rohit Sharma era comes to an end, India needs a bowler as captain to take an objective look at it's over-used and fragile batting template

When it comes to batting there is some real talent available although the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will not decide anything till the end of the Ranji Trophy season.

Virat Kohli takes over as India captain for the SCG Test after Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out due to injury, marking a significant shift in leadership during the ongoing series.

Not only after the exit of Jasprit Bumrah, who left after bowling just one over after lunch citing to a back spasm even while India’s premier bowler was still on the field, Kohli took charge

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that Jasprit Bumrah is not the right fit for Test captaincy after Rohit Sharma. He wants a batter to be India's new captain.