Dubai [UAE],: The International Cricket Council on Friday released its annual team rankings update, with Australia ranked first in Test cricket and India retaining their supremacy in both white-ball formats.
According to the ICC, Australia, the defending champions of the ICC World Test Championship, overtook India to claim the Whites title last year by defeating India with a staggering 209 runs in the decider of the World Test Championship at The Oval.
This has helped Australia improve their rating to 124 points, four points ahead of their nearest rivals India, runners-up at last year’s World Test Championship, and 19 points ahead of third-placed England.
This is the only change in the Test rankings, with South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh remaining unchanged at positions between fourth and ninth.
The ranking update only takes into account the team’s performance after May 2021. India, led by captain Virat Kohli, beat Australia 2-1 in an impressive 2-1 final in 2021-1 Monthly exit ranking period.
All results between May 2021 and May 2023 will be weighted at 50%, while results within the next 12 months (including Australia’s eventual World Test Championship victory) are weighted at 100%.
While India may have lost their top spot in the Test rankings, they have retained their lead in both white-ball formats and extended their lead over Australia in ODI cricket to six points despite losing to Australia’s men in yellow The team has reached the final of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup following a 10-match winning streak.
Third-placed South Africa reduced the gap on Australia to just four points, while Pakistan and New Zealand also rounded out the top five. Seventh-placed Sri Lanka is now just two points behind sixth-placed England, with Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Western countries also making the top 10 for Indian films.
India remain well ahead in the updated T20I rankings, although their lead has shrunk from 11 points to just seven points, with second-placed Australia jumping ahead of third-placed England. South Africa moved up two places from sixth to fourth and is now just two percentage points behind England. Pakistan dropped two places to seventh, while Scotland improved significantly, surpassing Zimbabwe and ranking 12th.
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