Indian Captain Virat Kohli with the ICC Test Championship mace and cheque at a ceremony. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)
India has won ICC Test Championship mace for the third year in a row after finishing at the top of ICC Test team rankings on the cut-off date of April 1. India has also been awarded $1-million cash prize.
New Zealand, who are ranked second, won $500,000 prize money after finishing with 108 points, eight behind India. Meanwhile, New Zealand finishes second after series win over Bangladesh; South Africa and Australia finish third and fourth, respectively.
The Kane Williamson-led side, who also had the satisfaction of seeing their captain get the ICC Spirit of Cricket award for 2018, earnt $ 500,000 after finishing with 108 points, eight behind India.
South Africa, who had finished second the previous two times, will now get prize money of $200,000 for finishing third with 105 points while Australia who edged out England on decimal points at 104 points bag $100,000. ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney congratulates India and New Zealand, looks ahead to ICC World Test Championship.
