Australia’s brilliant 209-run win against India in the final World Test at The Oval last year helped them to outclass their opponents. India (120) are in second place, four points lower than Australia, while England (105) are third in the ICC Test rankings.
South Africa (103), New Zealand (96), Pakistan (89), Sri Lanka (83), West Indies (82) and Bangladesh (53) remained unchanged between fourth and ninth place. “The ranking update takes into account the team’s performance after May 2021, India’s 2-1 win over Australia under skipper Virat Kohli which ends in January 2021 is removed from the schedule,” the ICC said. in the press release.
“We weight all results between May 2021 and May 2023 at 50 per cent, and we also weight those from the following 12 months – which includes Australia’s final victory in the World Test Championship – at 100 per cent.”
With no change in the ODI standings, India have increased their lead to six points over Australia (116). Third-placed South Africa (112) closed the gap on Australia to four points, while Pakistan (106) and New Zealand (101) also rounded out the top five.
Sri Lanka (93), in seventh place, is just two points behind England (95), while Bangladesh (86), Afghanistan (80) and West Indies (69) are behind the other teams in Top 10.
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