India Extend Their Lead At The Top Of ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

India National Cricket Team continue their reign at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, extending their lead by two rating points over 2022 T20 World Cup winners England.

The annual rankings see Rohit Sharma and Co. gain two rating points to reach 267. This is down to their incredible run in bilateral series since May 2021. Despite a group stage exit in the T20 World Cup that year, India have won 13, lost 1, and drawn 1 T20 bilateral series since then.

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The Asian powerhouse nation are just ahead of England (259 rating). New Zealand are third with 256, Pakistan retain their spot at no.4 with 254. And South Africa rounds out the top five with a 253 rating.

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The Indians also are in a slightly worse, but still respectable ranking of no.3 in ODIs. Ahead of the 50-over World Cup later this year, Australia currently hold the top position with a 113 rating, tied with New Zealand in second and the Men in Blue in third.

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These are different from ICC’s Cricket World Cup Super League Standings, which determine the qualification into the ODI World Cup, to be held in the Asian country later this year. New Zealand top the charts there, with England in second and the hosts in third.

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India leapfrog Australia to reach the top of the ICC Test Rankings

In the recently revealed ICC Test rankings, India have leapfrogged the previous no.1 team Australia to climb to the top of the leaderboard.

Ahead of next month’s World Test Championship (WTC) final between two teams, the yearly ICC rankings see the Asian nation pip the Kangaroos to reach the mountain top, ending their 15-month-long reign at the no.1 spot.

The current WTC Final runner-ups had 119 rating points before their four-Test series against the Aussies earlier this year. But winning it 2-1 has nudged them to 121. Australia previously had 122, but their slip to 116 meant enabled the change in rankings.

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India will appear in their second consecutive WTC Final. This time against Australia, in London’s Kennington Oval from June 7-11.

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