Indian skipper Virat Kohli has jumped up to the second spot in the latest ICC Test ranking after a stellar performance in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The skipper managed to score an incredible 610 runs in the series which includes his career-best 243 runs, scoring three-figure score in three constitutive matches.

Kohli started the series in the sixth position but his incredible performance which saw him average 152.50 helped him leapfrog David Warner, Cheteshwar Pujara, Kane Williamson and Joe Root.

The Indian skipper currently occupies the No. 1 spot in ODIs and T20Is and will be top the Test ranking, however, as of now, Australia captain Smith leads the pack by 45 points. Smith is now on 938 points while Kohli is on 893 points.

Former Australia captain Ricky Pointing is the only player to top all three format of the game back in December-January 2005-06. In the ICC Test Team Rankings, India has lost one point but remains well ahead of South Africa at the top of the rankings, while Sri Lanka remains on its pre-series tally of 94 points in sixth place.