Team India has a major blow just before their first match in Asia Cup as Australia returned to the top of the Test world rankings, toppling India, recording a comfortable seven-wicket win on day five of the second trans-Tasman Test, reports The Guardian.

Australia sealed a 2-0 series victory over New Zealand to reach the top Test ranking Wednesday but captain Steve Smith was forced to defend their aggressive style as he was charged with dissent.

With Smith smacking 53 off 46 balls, Australia polished off the 131 runs they needed on the last day to reach their 201 target just after lunch in what was New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum’s final Test.

The match had no sooner finished than Smith was charged over Tuesday’s profanity-laced confrontation with the umpires that earlier saw fast bowler Josh Hazlewood fined 15 percent of his match fee.

The victory confirmed Australia’s superiority after they won the first Test by an innings and 52 runs, and allowed them to overtake India as the world’s top Test side.

‘It’s always special when you get to number one in the world. That’s our goal as a team to be number one in the world in every format of the game,’ Smith said.

However, Smith also had to dispute suggestions that Australia, often controversial over their uncompromising play and habit of sledging, or insulting the opposition, were cricket’s bully boys.

‘I don’t think we’re not nice guys. We play a good hard, aggressive brand of cricket,’ Smith said.

‘For us it’s about knowing where that line is and myself and Josh Hazlewood have crossed that line in this Test match and that’s not what we’re about.

‘Hopefully we can learn from that and continue to develop as a team and get better.’

‘Australia now have 112 rating points against their name while India are on number two position with 110 rating points.’