ICC annual men's ranking: India lead T20I, ODI rankings. But what about Pakistan and Bangladesh?

The ICC annual men's ranking update issued on Monday showed Team India retaining their top position in the ODIs and T20Is while World Test Championship holders Australia have retained their top spot in the Test team rankings. Pat Cummins-led Baggy Greens boasts a rating of 126 although their lead was trimmed from 15 to 13 points after the annual update.

 

 

In the ODI rankings, 2023 World Cup finalists India are comfortable at the top on the back of a victorious ICC Champions Trophy campaign, improving their rating points from 122 to 124. Coming in second place are the runners-up at the Champions Trophy, New Zealand, overtaking their Trans-Tasman rivals Australia, who now occupy the third spot.

 

The latest rankings rate all matches played since May 2024 at 100 per cent and those of the previous two years at 50 per cent, said news agency PTI.

 

Sri Lanka, who enjoyed an excellent run at home in recent months, including ODI series wins against India and Australia, are in fourth place after gaining five rating points, leapfrogging Pakistan and South Africa (sixth with loss of four points) in the process.

 

Afghanistan also climbed up the ladder moving to seventh following a four-point improvement at the expense of former world champions England, who fell to eighth after dropping four points.

 

West Indies, meanwhile, rose to the ninth spot after gaining five points to surpass Bangladesh, who dropped to 10th with a four-point decline.

 

In T20Is, world champions India are placed at the top, although their lead over the second-placed Australia has reduced from 10 to nine points. Among Asian nations, Sri Lanka is seventh while Pakistan is eighth. Bangladesh and Afghanistan are at ninth and 10th places respectively.

 

Ireland also showed improvement, swapping spots with Zimbabwe to sit in the 11th rank.

 

 

 

In Tests, Ben Stokes-led England made a big jump, moving up into the second place while overtaking both South Africa and India.

 

England's improved position comes on the back of winning three out of their four Test series in the past year. Their rating points climbed to 113, while South Africa (111) and India (105) each slipped one place to third and fourth, respectively.

 

The rest of the top 10 remains unchanged, with New Zealand holding fifth place, followed by Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

 

Only 10 teams are currently ranked in the Test table. Ireland need to play one more Test in the next 12 months to qualify for a ranking, while Afghanistan must play three more matches to join the list. 

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