India remain on top of T20Is, have a five-point lead over second-placed England
India remain on top of T20Is, have a five-point lead over second-placed England
India, under new captain Rohit Sharma, finished the 2021-22 season as the world’s number one T20 team after a stellar performance at the domestic level, but were nine points behind Australia in the annual Test rankings released by the ICC on Wednesday.
New Zealand’s ‘Black Caps’ finished last season as the world’s No. 1 ODI team with a cut-off date of May 4, 2022. The England vs India series which began in 2021 will be included in the rankings once. The last postponed test has been completed.
“Australia has increased its lead over second-placed India from one to nine rating points, following the annual update made today, while Pakistan has overtaken England to fifth place in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings,” an ICC release said. has arrived.”
“India have also gained one point to reach 119, while England have the biggest drop of nine points as their 4-1 series win over India in 2018 has now been removed from the rankings. England’s 88 rating points lowest since 1995.” Release added.
Australia, which thrashed England 4-0 in the Ashes in January, has dropped from 119 to 128 rating points in the annual update that omits the 2018–19 season and reflects all series completed since May 2019.
Series completed before May 2021 are now weighted at 50 per cent and series after that at 100 per cent.
India remain at the top of the T20Is, with a one to five point lead over second-placed England. South Africa and Australia have overtaken New Zealand, who are now in sixth place. Similarly, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are now ahead of Afghanistan (10th).
In the updated ODI rankings, New Zealand remain on top but their lead over England has been reduced from three to one point. The gap between England and third-placed Australia has increased from seven to 17 points.