India continues to assert their domination in limited formats, retaining first place in the ODI and T20i in the last ranking of the Men’s Men’s ICC team published on Monday. However, their supremacy does not extend in the longest format, where Australia has tightened their grip at the top of the Test classification.
In the annual update, matches played since May 2024 have a total weight, while those of the previous two years have 50%. This reshuffle reaffirmed the stature of India as a white ball power while emphasizing the test pedigree of Australia.
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India, freshly out of a triumphant campaign of the ICC champions trophy, brought its ODI note from 122 to 124. New Zealand, the finalists of this tournament, climbed in the second row, exceeding Australia, which slipped in the third place. The impressive form of Sri Lanka at the house has seen them go up to the fourth, pushing Pakistan and South Africa on the scale.
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There were also lower movements on the table. Afghanistan has gone to the seventh, moving England, which fell in the eighth. The West Indies also exceeded Bangladesh to claim ninth place after a five -point gain.
In the T20is, the world champions in India maintain the best billing, although their advance on second place in Australia has shrunk at nine points. England, New Zealand and the Antilles complete the first five. The ascending trajectory of Sri Lanka continued as they exceeded Pakistan for the seventh. Bangladesh and Afghanistan complete the top 10.
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This year T20i classification Now include 100 teams – against 80 – after taking into account all the nations that have played at least eight games in the past three years.
However, taking India in the test format has weakened. Australia remains comfortably in the lead with 126 points, despite a slight drop. England has reached second place, exceeding India and South Africa. The success of the team led by Ben Stokes in three of its last four series of tests was the key to their ascent.
India fell into fourth row with 105 points, while South Africa has slipped into third place. The rest of the Top 10 – New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Antilles, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe – remain unchanged.
Ireland and Afghanistan are not yet eligible for test rankings due to an insufficient number of matches.