India retain top spot in ICC Test Team rankings after annual update
Dubai, May 13: India remained the number one Test side after the annual update of the ICC team rankings, released on Thursday.
India head the table with a rating of 121 having accumulated 2914 points from 24 matches.
Virat Kohli's men are closely followed by their World Test Championship final opponents, New Zealand, with a rating of 120. The Kiwis have garnered 2166 points from 18 Tests.
England (109 rating) have climbed a place to third at the expense of Australia (108 rating), down to fourth now.
Pakistan (94) are fifth, while West Indies (84) have jumped two places to sixth.
South Africa (80) and Sri Lanka (78) have dropped a rung each to seventh and eighth positions respectively, followed by Bangladesh (46) and Zimbabwe (35).
India and New Zealand will square off in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton's Ageas Bowl from June 18 to 22.
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Bengaluru Airport sees 72 flight cancellations amid West Asia crisis
Bengaluru (PTI): As many as 72 international flights were cancelled at the Kempegowda International Airport here on Monday as airline operations were disrupted due to the West Asia conflict, officials said.
An airport official said that 39 arrivals and 33 departures have been cancelled at the Bengaluru Airport.
The cancellations, reported until late night on March 2, impacted several key international sectors connecting Bengaluru with West Asian cities, including Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Dubai and Doha.
The official, however, said that Etihad flight EY238/239 is operating tonight. The flight is expected to depart at 11:10 PM for Abu Dhabi from Kempegowda International Airport.
The outbound sector to Abu Dhabi will operate with restrictions, they added.
