Hello and Welcome to Sportz Point's LIVE coverage of Duleep Trophy 2024 as we start the Indian Cricket's Domestic season 2024-25. 

Shubman Gill's India-A taking on Abhimanyu Easwaran's India-B while Shreyas Iyer's India-C going against Ruturaj Gaikwad's India-D.

Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar and Prasidh Krishna to miss first round with injuries. Sanju Samson reaplced Kishan while Nitish Kumar Reddy was declared to play after speculations of injury.

Matches: Duleep Trophy 2024

Match 1: India-A vs India-B; M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Match 2: India-D vs India-C; Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur.

Squads

India A: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.

India B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK)

India C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier

India D: Shreyas lyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK)

The world of Test cricket rankings has recently witnessed a drastic shift. As per the ICC's latest Test player rankings update on July 6, 2025, a fresh wave of change is brought out to us, along with new names at the top.

The biggest headline undoubtedly belongs to England's fiery batter, Harry Brook, who has roared up to claim his place as the new No. 1 test batter, overtaking his teammate, Joe Root.

This is closely linked with the ongoing test series between India and England, which is nothing short of a run-scoring carnival. Nearly 1,700 runs were scored in the 2nd test at Edgbaston, which resulted in batters from both sides making big moves in the rankings.

Adding to the excitement, there's the sensational Indian star Shubman Gill, who has made a historic Top 10 debut, following his record-breaking, consistent performances.

From the gains of Wiaan Mulder and Akash Deep to NK Reddy's fall from batters and all-rounders' ranking, check out who is on fire in the longest format of the game right now.

ICC Test player rankings update: Top 10 Batters

Here's the latest ICC Test player rankings update on Men's Test Batting, featuring new no. 1 and Shubman Gill's historic debut.

Read Also: Every record Shubman Gill broke during the ENG vs IND, 2nd test at Edgbaston

Ranking rises and falls: A closer look at the gains and setbacks

After the updated ICC rankings have been released, we have seen many ups and downs in the numbers, based on the recent test performances. Let's take a closer look at them:

Harry Brook overtakes Joe Root to claim No. 1 spot (+1)

Harry Brook's performance in the 2nd test against India at Edgbaston, scoring 158 and 23, was enough to give him a boost in the rankings. He climbed from the second spot to the top (no. 1), overtaking his teammate, Joe Root.

This boost gave us a new ICC No. 1 test batter.

Wiaan Mulder's 367* earns him a massive rise (+34)

South Africa's Wiaan Mulder has made a monumental leap in the ICC test player rankings, climbing to No. 22 after his phenomenal 367* against Zimbabwe in the 2nd test at Bulawayo. Captaining for the first time, Mulder struck 49 fours and 4 sixes during his remarkable knock.

He made a decision to declare the innings and opt not to chase Brian Lara's 400*, out of respect for the legend, as well as to prioritise team victory.

Shubman Gill's historic Top 10 debut (+15)

Shubman Gill delivered a record-breaking performance at Edgbaston, scoring 269 in the first innings and following it up with 161 runs in the next one. He not only secured India's first test victory at the venue but also made a historic Top 10 debut in the ICC test player rankings.

Gill's batting has given him a 15-place push, into the 6th position.

Jamie Smith's fixates in the 10th spot (+16)

England's wicket-keeper batter, Jamie Smith, got a 16-place raise after his 184 and 88 scores at Edgbaston. His dedication to stand up for his team and deliver consistently has earned him the 10th spot.

Read Also: Test Record: Highest individual score by any batter in an innings in Test

Nitish Kumar Reddy down to no. 75 (-11)

In the latest ICC test player rankings update, India's Nitish Kumar Reddy was seen having a hard to with the bat, unable to contribute much for the team. He got dismissed for just 1 run in both innings at the Edgbaston test, resulting in an 11-place downgrade in the rankings.

ICC Test player rankings update: Top 10 Bowlers 

Here's the latest ICC Test player rankings update on Men's Test Bowling:

Ranking rises and falls: A closer look at the gains and setbacks

Take a look at the ups and downs in the rankings of individual players that are worth noting:

Akash Deep jumps to 45th in the World (+39)

The rising Indian fast bowler, Akash Deep has earned the no. 45 spot (gaining a 39-place push), following his 10-wicket haul against England at Edgbaston. He finished with figures of 10/187, and made history by becoming the only second non-english fast bowler to get ten wickets at this venue.

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South Africa's Codi Yusuf climbs to No. 55 (+32)

Following the performance of the South African pacer Codi Yusuf against Zimbabwe, he gained 32 places up in the latest ICC test player rankings update.

Yusuf has consistently proved to be a wicket-taking option for the team, grabbing 10 wickets across the 2 test matches.

Prasidh Krishna's fall to No. 82 (-13)

The lastest ICC test player rankings update also saw a 13-place downgrade for the India's Prasidh Krishna. He struggled to be economical in the English conditions, giving out too much during his spells, resulting in this fall.

Read Also: Most 5-wicket hauls by a captain in Tests

ICC Test player rankings update: Top 10 All-rounders

Here's the latest ICC Test player rankings update on Men's Test All-rounders:

There is a saying in cricket, "When life gives you a Greg Chappel, be a Sourav Ganguly". Well, that's a bit controversial line to start an article about Sourav Ganguly records.

But that was the life and career of Sourav Ganguly, who rose against every odd and came back like a "Maharaj" (King, people from Kolkata call him that) every time he was pushed down.

Now, the former India captain, who turned 53 today, made some significant moves on and off the field which changed Indian Cricket forever.

To mark his birth anniversary, we present to you a list of Sourav Ganguly's records that he achieved throughout his career.

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Sourav Ganguly's records in tests

Sourav Ganguly made his test debut in 1996 against England at Lords' Cricket Ground. At that time his selection was questioned. The pundits called him the "East-Zone quota". But a typical Sourav Ganguly made sure all the questions were answered with the bat in hand. 

Not to forget his mild-paced bowling. Let's take a look at Sourav Ganguly's records in tests.

1. 62nd batsman in test cricket history to score a 100 on test debut.
2. 6th test batsman to score centuries in the first two tests in his career.
3. Highest Test score by a left-handed Indian batsman (239).
4. Only test player to score a test century on debut and then score a zero in the last test innings.
5. Only player to average more than 40 throughout his test career and play more than 100 test matches.

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Sourav Ganguly's records in ODIs

Though Ganguly was India's one of the best in the longest format, it was the white ball that he dominated more than anyone. Even more than Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting. 

Sourav Ganguly scored more white-ball runs than any other player during his time. Here are some of Sourav Ganguly's records in ODIs-

1. He was the fastest man to reach 6000, 7000, 8000, and 9000 ODI runs while playing.
2. Ganguly is the only cricketer to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in One Day Internationals.
3. Highest individual score by any batsman in an ICC Champions Trophy final (117).
4. Sourav Ganguly was also the first player to hit 3 centuries in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy.
5. Highest individual score in the ICC World Cup by any Indian player (183).
6. He is also the third fastest to score 10000 ODI runs (263 ing).
7. Most ODI runs by any left-handed Indian player (11363)
8. Second most ODI runs in a single calendar year (1767 runs in 1999).
9. The second-most ODI hundreds in a single calendar year (7 ODI tons in 2000).
10. One of the five cricketers to have achieved the unique treble. Ganguly has scored more than 10,000 runs, and taken more than 100 wickets & 100 catches in ODI cricket.
11. Third-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket among Indians and ninth overall.
12. Sourav Ganguly also has the record of scoring the second-most tons by an Indian batsman in a single World Cup. ( 3 centuries in 2003)
13. 10th most hundreds in ODI cricket (22).

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Sourav Ganguly's records as captain

Sourav Ganguly is sometimes called the "accidental captain". He had never captained any team before being the captain of the Indian Cricket team.

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He took over the captaincy post during a tough time of the "Azhar Saga". But as Kapil Dev said, that was the moment Indian cricket's future was made. Here are some of the records Sourav Ganguly made as a captain-

1. Till retirement, Sourav Ganguly had the most successful India captain in away tests (11 wins). Virat Kohli later went past him.
2. Third most successful ODI captain among Indians (76 wins )
3. Ganguly is the only Indian skipper to win a Test series in Pakistan.
4. He took the captaincy when India was ranked 8 in Test rankings, and left India second-ranked in Test cricket, still a record for the biggest jump.
5. 8th most matches as captain in ODI history (146)

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"Giving that Indian team a lot of steel, self-belief, character. Forget about winning at home. I think all sides are comfortable winning at home. But it's about going outside in Test conditions that you are not familiar with against the best in the world and having that fire, hunger and belief to win. And I think that's where Dada made the biggest difference to Indian cricket."

Kumar Sangakkara on Sourav Ganguly as captain

A hundred in test cricket is considered to be one of the highest cricketing honours. But imagine doing it twice in the same match? That's right! It requires a different level of class, endurance, and brilliance.

Over the years, only 8 Indian batters could achieve this extraordinary feat with their incredible batting abilities. We have curated a complete list, where you'll find the details of their remarkable achievement.

Here's the list of Indian players to record two hundreds in a Test Match:

1. Vijay Hazare (116 & 145 vs AUS), 1948

• 1st innings: 116 runs (303 balls)
• 2nd innings: 145 runs (372 balls)

Vijay Hazare was the first Indian batsman to score two hundreds in a Test match. He made this record in the 4th test of India tour of Australia in 1948. Despite not having the match result in their favour, this particular knock by Hazare is remembered for the quality and efforts for winning.

This day marked the beginning of a new record for India, defined by the benchmark set by Hazare.

Read Also: Youngest Indian cricketers to score an international century

2. Sunil Gavaskar (124 & 220 vs WI) (111 & 107 vs PAK) (107 & 182 vs WI) | 1971, 1978

• First instance: 124 & 220 vs West Indies in 1971
• Second instance: 111 & 107 vs Pakistan in 1978
• Third instance: 107 & 182 vs West Indies in 1978

The 'Little Master,' Sunil Gavaskar, did wonders back in the '70s by achieving the record of two hundreds in a test match not only once, but 3 times. He is the only Indian batter to do so till date, facing two strong teams (West Indies and Pakistan).

This was the prime time of his career when he made it to multiple record books, inspiring the next generation of emerging cricketers.

3. Rahul Dravid (190 & 103* vs NZ) (110 & 135* vs PAK) | 1999, 2005

• First instance: 190 & 103* vs New Zealand in 1999
• Second instance: 110 & 135* vs Pakistan in 2005

Rahul Dravid, a master of grinding down opposition attacks, is the only batter, after Gavaskar, to score two hundreds in a test match multiple times. He stepped out of the ordinary records by scoring it 2 times in a span of six years.

Dravid's first twin hundreds came in 1999 against New Zealand (190 & 103), where he was just 10 runs short of turning one into a double century. In 2005, he scored two hundreds in a test match against Pakistan, which also highly contributed to India's victory in the match.

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4. Virat Kohli (115 & 141 vs AUS), 2014

• 1st innings: 115 runs (184 balls)
• 2nd innings: 141 runs (175 balls)

Over a decade later, Virat Kohli emerged as the 4th Indian player to record two hundreds in a test match in the first match against Australia series in 2014. He showcased his aggressive yet controlled batting by scoring 115 and 114 runs in the match.

Being the most successful captain in the history of Indian test cricket, and having several prestigious records to his name, this incredible feat adds another layer of excellence to his career.

5. Ajinkya Rahane (127 vs 100* SA), 2015

• 1st innings: 127 runs (215 balls)
• 2nd innings: 100* runs (206 balls)

Ajinkya Rahane registered himself among the legendary test players with his twin hundreds against South Africa in the 2015 series. He scored 127 and 100*, showcasing a pure sight of calm and composed batting.

His contributions secured a crucial dominating victory for India, as well as earned him the player of the match award.

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6. Rohit Sharma (176 & 127 vs SA), 2019

• 1st innings: 176 runs (244 balls)
• 2nd innings: 127 runs (149 balls)

Transitioning successfully to a test opener, Rohit Sharma brought in his phenomenal style of batting against South Africa to record two hundreds in a single match in 2019. He smashes 176 and 127, crumbling down the opposition bowling attack.

This performance cemented his status as an opener, having commendable scoring skills, even in the longest format.

7. Rishabh Pant (134 & 118 vs ENG), 2025

• 1st innings: 134 runs (178 balls)
• 2nd innings: 118 runs (140 balls)

Rishabh Pant, with his fearless batting and skillset, made history with his twin centuries in the Leeds test against England during the 2025 series. He scored 134 and 118, and celebrated with his iconic backflip in style!

This achivement has not only highlighted his evolving stability as a test batsman, but also made him the second wicketkeeper, after Andy flower, to score centuries in both the innings of a match in test cricket history.

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8. Shubman Gill (269 & 161 vs ENG), 2025

• 1st innings: 269 runs (387 balls)
• 2nd innings: 161 runs (162 balls)

The latest entrant of this exclusive list, is the young sensation and Indian test captain, Shubman Gill. In a truly historic performance against England in the 2nd test in 2025, he scored an unbelievable double century (269 runs) and followed it up with a century (162 runs) in the next innings.

This monumental effort not only secured his place in this record book, but also made him the first Indian captain and only the second Indian overall (after Sunil Gavaskar) to score a double century and a century in the same test match.

Since their first Test in 1932, India have witnessed 37 Test captains across 591 matches. Some gave us moments to cherish forever, while some won hearts with their individual excellence. Out of these trusted players with huge leadership roles, only 3 of them scored twin hundreds in a test match as a captain.

Shubham Gill is the most recent name etched on this list, who replaced Rohit Sharma (following his retirement) in 2025. Read till the end to get the full story.

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Here's the list of Indian captains to record two hundreds in a test match:

1. Sunil Gavaskar (107 & 182*) vs WI | 1978

• First innings: 107 runs
• Second innings: 182* runs

The fearless Indian cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar, is the first captain to record two hundreds in a test match. He also holds a special record of scoring twin hundreds 3 times in his career, which is the highest by any Indian batter.

Gavaskar had taken over the captaincy for the first time after his 1976 apperance as a stand-in captain during a New Zealand tour. His two centuries in both the innings were instrumental in India drawing the test match against a strong West Indies side.

Read Also: Youngest Cricketers to lead India in Tests

2. Virat Kohli (115 & 141) vs AUS | 2014

• First innings: 115 runs (184 balls)
• Second innings: 141 runs (175 balls)

Virat Kohli showed an extraordinary display of batting in the Adelaide test against Australia in 2014, scoring two hundreds in a match. He was the first visiting batsman in 53 years to score two centuries in one test in Australian soil.

This was Kohli's captaincy debut, where he etched his name into the record books. He was the only centurion, as well as overall highest scorer in the match, who single-handedly kept India on the run. Despite his heroic efforts, India fell short of 48 runs.

However, a record like this, coming from the most successful Test captain for India is a moment of pride for the nation.

Read Also: Every record Shubman Gill broke during the ENG vs IND, 2nd test at Edgbaston

3. Shubman Gill (269 & 161) vs ENG | 2025

• First innings: 269 runs (387 balls)
• Second innings: 161 runs (162 balls)

One of the youngest cricketers to lead India in tests, Shubman Gill, recently made history with two hundreds against England in July'25. He scored a double century that helped India set a massive first-innings total, and followed up with another ton in the second innings.

India secured their first-ever test win at Edgbaston, where Gill played the key role to register his first win as test captain. He also broke multiple batting records to set the new ones with his phenomenal performance.

Shubman Gill, the newly made Test captain of the Indian Men's cricket team, has broken multiple records with his 269 in the first inning and now 161 in the second inning during the England vs India, second test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. 

Only in his second test as captain, Shubman Gill became the sixth Indian captain to score a double ton in test cricket and then went on to score the highest test score by an Indian captain as well, breaking Virat Kohli's record. 

During the second inning, with his 161, he became the first player in test history to score 250+ and 150+ in the same test match. After Dhruv Shorey, he is only the second ever to achieve this feat in first-class cricket.

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On the course of his mammoth innings during the test match, Gill nearly broke the record for the highest match aggregate in a test match, going close to Graham Gooch's 456. Gill finished the test match with 430 runs, the most by any Indian batter in test history. 

Below are all the records broken or made by Shubman Gill during the ENG vs IND, 2nd test at Edgbaston.

Every record Shubman Gill broke during the ENG vs IND, 2nd test at Edgbaston

• Highest Test Score by an Indian Captain (269), breaking Virat Kohli's record of 254*
• Highest Test Score by an Indian in England (269). He went past Sunil Gavaskar's 221 at Oval in 1979.
• First Indian Captain to Score a Double Century in England
• First Asian Captain to Score a Double Century in SENA Countries
• Third Indian to Score a Double Century in England. Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid are the other two Indian batters.
• Highest Individual Test Score at No. 4 for India. He went past Kohli's 254*. 
• Highest Individual Score by an Indian at Edgbaston. He went past Kohli's 149 in 2018.
• Third-Highest Test Score by a Visiting Batter at Edgbaston. He is only behind Graeme Smith (277, 2003) and Zaheer Abbas (274, 1971).
• Seventh-Highest Individual Test Score for India. 
• Third-Highest Test Score by India in Away Matches. Only Virender Sehwag (309, Multan, 2004) and Rahul Dravid (270, Rawalpindi, 2004) are ahead of him.
• Fourth Indian Batter to Score Double Centuries in Tests and ODIs
• Third Indian Captain to Score Centuries in Consecutive Tests Against England. Vijay Hazare (1951–52) and Mohammad Azharuddin (1990) are the other batters.
• Fourth Indian Captain to Score Centuries in First Two Tests as Captain. Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, and Virat Kohli are the other three.
• Seventh Captain Overall to Score Centuries in First Two Tests as Captain.
• Second-Highest Runs in a Single Test Match (430). His total score of 430 fell just short of Graham Gooch's record of the highest run in a single test match (456).
• Second for Most Test Centuries by an Indian Aged 25 or Less (8). He is only behind Sachin Tendulkar, who had 19. 
• Most runs in debut series as India captain (585). He went past Kohli's 449 runs against Australia in 2014/15.
• Second Indian batter to score a double hundred and a hundred in the same test match, after Sunil Gavaskar.
• First batter in test history to score a 250+ and 150+ in the same test match. 
• Second batter in first-class history to score a 250+ and 150+ in the same match. Dhruv Shorey was the first batter to achieve that.
• Third Indian captain to score two hundreds in a Test match. Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies in 1978 in Kolkata and Virat Kohli vs Australia in Adelaide in 2014 are the other two occasions when this record was matched. 
• Third highest run in a test series in England by an Indian batter (585). He is now only behind Virat Kohli (593 in 2018 series) and Rahul Dravid (602 in 2002)