India on Wednesday, February 15, claimed the top spot in the rearmost ICC rankings. Now India is the number one ranked side in all three formats of the game. India’s big innings and 132-run palm over Australia in the first Test pelted the’ Men in Blue‘ to the top spot, removing the Pat Cummins- led team Australia. Formerly the top T20 side, India reached the number one spot in ODIs last month after beating New Zealand 3- 0.
India (115) are 4 standing points ahead of Australia (111) in the Test rankings and a palm in the alternate Test, starting Friday, won’t only consolidate their top spot but also prop their drive for entering an alternate successive World Test Championship Final. India needs to win the 4- match Border Gavaskar trophy with a 3- 1 or 3- 0 to make the final.
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Indian Cricket Team came as the only alternate team and the first Asian cricket team to be number 1 at the same time in the ICC rankings in 2023. This has happened under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. They are due to their stunning performances of late was the No. 1 ranking in T20Is with 267 conditions. They did not lose a single series since the T20 World Cup 2022 in the shortest format of the game. Defeating New Zealand doubly and Sri Lanka formerly. On the other hand, in ODIs, they’re the hustler as they since the last time have been thumping brigades both at home and overseas. They were ranked No. 1 in this format for quite a while and have a standing of 114. They attained the No. 1 rank in Tests after their thumping palm over Australia in the first game of the Border- Gavaskar trophy. They defeated the Pat Cummins- led side by massive innings and 132 runs and displaced them to come at No. 1. They now sit at the top of the table with a standing point total of 115.
