Steve Smith Has Regained The Number One Test Batting Ranking

Australian batsman Steve Smith has regained the number one spot in the ICC's Test batting rankings.

Smith - who is midway through a 12-month ban for his role in the ball tampering scandal in March - has regained the spot thanks to a below-par Test from Virat Kohli in England.

Kohli scored 149 and 51 in the first Test against England to take the top spot last week, but his 23 and 17 in India's innings defeat in the second Test saw him fall behind.

Fellow banned batsman David Warner is ranked fifth.

ICC Test batting rankings:

1. Steve Smith (929)

2. Virat Kohli (919)

3. Joe Root (851)

4. Kane Williamson (847)

5. David Warner (820)

6. Cheteshwar Pujara (759)

7. Dimuth Karunaratne (754)

8. Dinesh Chandimal (733)

9. Jonny Bairstow (729)

10. Dean Elgar (724)