Skipper Virat Kohli was on Tuesday presented with the ICC Test Championship mace as India were officially crowned the No 1 side after their 3-0 thrashing of New Zealand.
India, who had reclaimed the top spot in the world test rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Kolkata, won the third and final test by 321 runs on Tuesday to consolidate their position.
Batting legend and ICC Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar presented Kohli with the mace on behalf of the International Cricket Council at Indore's Holkar Stadium.
Kohli was only the second India captain after Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the 10th overall to receive the mace since its introduction in 2001.
The others are Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Steve Smith (Australia), Andrew Strauss (England), Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla (South Africa) and Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan).
India, who had reclaimed the top spot in the world test rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Kolkata, won the third and final test by 321 runs on Tuesday to consolidate their position.
Batting legend and ICC Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar presented Kohli with the mace on behalf of the International Cricket Council at Indore's Holkar Stadium.
Kohli was only the second India captain after Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the 10th overall to receive the mace since its introduction in 2001.
The others are Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Steve Smith (Australia), Andrew Strauss (England), Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla (South Africa) and Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan).
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