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Brendon Mccullum and Mike Brearley have expressed their concern over Test cricket's ongoing loss of ground to T20s and cited AB de Villiers' withdrawal from the Test side as a symptom of the trend. McCullum has urged the ICC to institute a Test Championship to stop the slide and revive Test cricket.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli continued dominating the T20 batsmen rankings and retained the number one spot with 799 rating points in the recently released rankings by ICC. Jasprit Bumrah retained the number two spot in the bowler rankings while Yuvraj Singh featured fifth on the list of all-rounders.

English batsman Ian Bell picked Virat Kohli as the best batsman amongst Joe Root, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Kohli himself, who each captain their respective Test sides. Moreover, the 35-year old revealed his batting technique was inspired by none other than the legendary Rahul Dravid.

English skipper Eoin Morgan has stated that former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum inspired him to become an attacking captain that in turn helped in England's reinvention in the 50-over format. England will take on fierce rivals Australia today at Edgbaston in a bid to eliminate them.