India were the No.1 Test side since the 2016/17 season, the records of which were wiped out in the latest ICC rankings update. (File Photo/BCCI)
Australia have displaced India to be ranked as the No.1 Test team in the world by ICC, removing India from the top spot for the first time since October 2016. Australia have also been ranked as the new No.1 T20I team, displacing Pakistan, while England have held on to No.1 spot in the ODI rankings.
In the Test rankings, Australia (116) have are followed by New Zealand (115) in second place. India are now third with 114 points. With only two points separating them, this is the second closest the top three teams have been since the Test rankings were launched in 2003.
India’s drop in the Test rankings is largely because Virat Kohli’s team had won 12 Tests and lost just one in 2016-17, the records of which were removed in the latest update.
No.1 teams in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Rankings:
Tests ➡️ Australia
ODIs ➡️ England
T20Is ➡️ AustraliaLastest rankings 👉 https://t.co/AeaYDWqlfh pic.twitter.com/uv9hTGkN3L
— ICC (@ICC) May 1, 2020
India still lead the ICC World Test Championship, a league comprising six series played by each of the top nine Test sides.
In the ODI rankings, reigning World champions England (127) have increased their lead over India from six to eight points. New Zealand remain in third place, three points behind India.
In the T20I rankings, Australia (278) have topped the list for the first time since the list was introduced in 2011. Pakistan, who have been the No.1 T20I team for the last 27 months, are now fourth with 260 points. England have moved into second position with 268 points while India are up one place to third, just two points behind.