London, Aug 24(ANI): England coach Andy Flower has applauded his team's performances and victories against India in the just-concluded four-match Test series.
Flower said that his players maneuvered for the mega success, and added that they have been exhibiting great diligence and passion in practice sessions.
"It gives me tremendous satisfaction, but it is the players we have to think about. I looked at them in the changing room after the game, and they can rightly feel very proud of themselves," Sky Sports quoted Flower, as saying.
"They've put in a tremendous amount of hard work to get themselves into a place where they feel very confident and where they are making good decisions - and then are good enough to back them up out in the middle," he added.
England has claimed the number-one ranking in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship table for the first time in 32 years.
To top the championship table for the first time under the current ranking system, which was introduced in June 2003, England needed to win the series by a 2-0 margin or better.
England had last surged to the top of the Test rankings in February 1979 when the then number-one ranked West Indies lost a six-Test series in India by 1-0.
However, the West Indies bounced back five months later to beat England by 1-0 in a five-Test series to reclaim the number-one ranking.
Prior to this and since the 1950s, England had twice achieved number-one rankings - from 1955 to 1959 and then from 1970 to 1973. (ANI)
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