Australia on top, India settle for No.3 after latest ICC Rankings update

Australia’s men’s cricket team is at the helm of the Test ranking. In the recently released annual rankings, it shows that the Australia remains at the top of the World Test Championship points table with 87.50 percent, while New Zealand, the second-place holder in the rankings, has a 77.78 percent winning ratio in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.

Like the men’s cricket team, Australia’s Women’s cricket team had been dominating in the One Day International format in the past year's cycle. Despite a slight dip of two rating points to 163, they are the table toppers in the format, with England in the second place with 128 points, still trailing by a significant margin despite a two-point gain.

Australia's national cricket teams are dominating in multiple formats; India at No.3

"The annual rankings update considers all matches played since May 2025 at full weightage (100 per cent), while results from the preceding two years are factored in at 50 per cent," the International Cricket Council (ICC) informed in the official release on the first day of May, 2026.

"The annual update had no impact on the top two in the Men's Test rankings, with Australia continuing their reign at No.1, strengthening their position with a three-point increase to 131," it added further.

Australia strengthen their hold on top spot on the #WTC27 table 👊

Full standings 📲 https://t.co/TJt9cbipMe pic.twitter.com/JknSI8krDT

— ICC (@ICC) January 8, 2026

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