May 3rd 2024.
In the latest annual ranking update released on Friday by the ICC, India has maintained its top position in both ODI and T20I formats. However, in the men's Test Team Rankings, they have slipped to second place, conceding the top spot to Australia, the current World Test champion. This update takes into account all the series completed since May 2021, while dropping results from the 2020-2021 season.
India is now just four points behind Australia and comfortably ahead of third-placed England by 15 points. The fourth team to cross the 100-point mark is South Africa with 103 points. The main reason for India's slip in rankings is their 2-1 series win against Australia in 2020-2021, which has now been removed from the rankings.
The order of teams from third to ninth position remains unchanged. This is because Afghanistan and Ireland have not played enough Tests to be included in the rankings, while Zimbabwe has only played three Tests in the past three years. To be eligible for the rankings, teams need to play a minimum of eight Tests over a period of three years.
Despite their slip in the Test rankings, India continues to lead the ODI and T20I rankings after the annual update. Matches completed before May 2023 are given a weightage of 50%, while subsequent matches are given a weightage of 100%. India's lead over Australia in the ODI rankings has increased from three to six points, with India sitting at the top with 122 points. There have been no changes in the top 10, but Ireland has moved up to the 11th position, overtaking Zimbabwe.
Third-placed South Africa has closed the gap with Australia from eight to four points in the ODI rankings, while Sri Lanka is just two points behind fifth-placed England. In the T20I rankings, Australia has moved ahead of England to take the second spot, but they are still seven points behind India, who lead with 264 rating points. South Africa has also made a significant jump, moving up two places from sixth to fourth position, with the same number of points as New Zealand, but behind on fractions. The West Indies is just one point behind New Zealand, making the top six teams in the T20I rankings extremely close.
In other movements, Pakistan has dropped two places to seventh, while Scotland has overtaken Zimbabwe to claim the 12th position. These rankings will continue to be updated annually, taking into account the latest results from all completed series.
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