Team India beats the hell out of Pakistan, Australia as ICC Annual Rankings announced
Published - 05 May 2025, 02:04 PM | Updated - 05 May 2025, 03:37 PM
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India has once again declared their supremacy in white-ball cricket, holding the No. 1 spot in both ODIs and T20Is in the latest ICC annual rankings. With their unparalleled consistency and brilliant performances, India’s dominance in the limited-overs cricket is just unbelievable.
However, the annual ICC Test Rankings see India at No. 4. The defending ICC World Test Championship champion, Australia, has retained their top spot in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings. Australia is in the second position in the T20I rankings, followed by England, with New Zealand, West Indies, and South Africa standing at four, five, and six, respectively.
Australia tops in Tests as India rule ODIs and T20Is in annual rankings update
Australia continues to rule the Test cricket, retaining their top spot in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings. Although Pat Cummins and Co.’s lead has slightly narrowed from 15 to 13 points after the annual update, still they sit comfortably at the top with 126 rating points.
England has surged into the second position in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings after winning three of their last four Test series last year. With 113 points, England has moved ahead of both South Africa and India in the updated rankings.
South Africa has dropped to third with 111 points, while India has slipped to fourth with 105 points. There is no change in the rest of the teams in the top 10 teams in the ICC Test rankings. New Zealand is in fifth place, followed by Sri Lanka at sixth, Pakistan at seventh, West Indies at eighth, Bangladesh at ninth, and Zimbabwe in tenth.
At the moment, only the top 10 teams are officially ranked in Test cricket. Ireland needs to play one more Test match within the next year to get into the ICC ranking. On the other hand, Afghanistan must play three more Test matches to be added to the rankings list.
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Sri Lanka and Afghanistan make big gains in ICC ODI Rankings
In the ICC ODI Rankings, India has tightened its hold on the top spot after winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Their rating improved from 122 to 124. New Zealand, the runners-up of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, moved up to second place, pushing Australia down to third.
Sri Lanka made a big jump in the ICC ODI Rankings, thanks to their series wins over both India and Australia. They now sit in fourth place, dropping Pakistan to fifth and South Africa to sixth position in the updated rankings. Afghanistan also jumped to seventh with an improved rating.
England slipped down to eighth spot after the annual update in the ICC ODI Rankings, while West Indies climbed to ninth place, leaving Bangladesh in tenth spot. On the other hand, the USA gained six rating points but stayed in 15th place. Oman moved ahead of Canada to claim the 16th spot.
The rest of the teams remained where they were in the ODI rankings. Meanwhile, India remained on top of the ICC Men’s T20I rankings with 271 rating points, while Australia is in the second spot with 262 rating points after the annual update in the T20I rankings.
100 teams now in ICC T20I Rankings as India stay on top
England are ranked third, followed by New Zealand, West Indies, and South Africa in fourth, fifth, and sixth places, respectively, in the updated ICC T20I Rankings. Sri Lanka has climbed to 7th, pushing Pakistan to 8th. Bangladesh and Afghanistan have taken the 9th and 10th spots.
Ireland moved up to 11th, pushing Zimbabwe to 12th spot. Canada made the biggest jump in rating points, gaining nine to break into the top 20. The Bahamas rose eight spots to 51st, and Estonia moved up seven places to 61st.
For the first time, the updated T20I rankings include 100 teams, featuring all teams that played at least 8 T20Is in the past three years. The latest ICC rankings give full points to matches played after May 2024. Matches from the two years before that count only half.
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