Top ICC teams in all three
formats of the game have been summarised in this piece with all the
points that can be gathered in the upcoming days. Have a look into the
Top Teams of all three formats.
ODI RANKING:
1. India
The world champions’ side has continued to dominate the Reliance ICC
ODI rankings with an impressive 123 points from 48 matches they played
this year. They are 8 points ahead of the Australians whom they will be
meeting soon. With a gruelling session ahead, the young Indian side led
by the Captain Cool ‘MS Dhoni’ will look to extend their lead over the
Aussies with another series win.
2. Australia
The Aussies who lost the Ashes recently to England has held on to
their second spot with 115 points from 37 matches. They lead the English
team by 4 rating points and may slip to third spot if they lose the
series against India. Michael Clarke led team will face an uphill task
against the formidable Indian squad in the 7 match series which starts
the 10
th of October.
3. England
England who lost their ODI series against Australia earlier this year
is on 111 points 4 points behind the Aussies. They can avenge for the
loss with a late tour to Australia this year. They may become the second
ranked team if India beats Australia 5-2. Cook and his co will be
preparing themselves with their own upcoming fixtures.
4. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has surpassed South Africa in August and has continued to
hold on to their position at the spot to till now. They have the same
points of 11 but from 49 matches and now lead the South Africa by 6
points.
5. South Africa
The top ranked Test team lurks in the fifth spot with 105 points in
the kitty. With a recent loss to Pakistan hurting their cause badly,
South Africa will have few valuable points and places to earn with forth
coming series against India.
TEST RANKING:
1. South Africa
The Proteus clearly leads the ICC Test Ranking with a 135 points
rating which is far higher than the second ranked England and India.
They have won almost all the Test series this year and rarely tasted
defeats. With the Indian contigents set to arrive at their soil later
this year. They will look to extend their run on top.
2. England
With the legendary Ashes in their trophy cabinet, England has earned
some very valuable points and is in joint second place with the Indians.
They had a very dominating 3-0 win against the Aussies that helped them
to leap frog from 4
th to 2
nd. They will have to continue their performance in the return leg Ashes at Australia, if they wish to hold on to their spot.
3. India
With two 4-0 foreign drubbing in the hands of England and Australia
earlier this year, India has come back very strongly with a series win
over England at home. They are tied second spot with England at 111
points and now have the chance to repay against a not so formidable
Australia in the home series starting 10
th October. They will try to earn their lost respect and some lost points along with it.
4. Australia
With a 3-0 loss in the Ashes against England early this month, once
formidable Australia looks a pale shadow of themselves these days. With
retirements of Ponting, M.Hussey hurting their cause badly, Aussies will
be varying of the Indian threat in their back yard. They have many
points to grab and seriously some lost respect. They remain in 4
th spot with 102 points.
5. West Indies
The Caribbean side is at the fifth spot with 99 points as Pakistan
moved down the ladder after their levelled series with Zimbabwe. West
Indies is yet to show promise against top ranked test teams and has now a
good chance to displace the Aussies from the chart.
T-20 RANKING
1. Sri Lanka
The Sub continent team leads the shortest format of the game with 128
points from 21 matches. The team which boast of the many high profile
T-20 specialist have a formidable lead over the others and might
continue to hold the post till next month.
2. Pakistan
The Pakistan is ranked second in the T-20 format with 125 points, 3
points behind the top ranked Sri Lankan team. A consistent performance
in this format of the game might have taken a toll on their other
formats. But definitely Pakistan is a team to beat in the shortest
format.
3. India
India is the team that has played the lowest number of matches among
the test playing nations. They have 121 points from the 18 matches they
played this year and are currently ranked third. They can move to 2
nd spot if they win 3-0 in the upcoming series against Australia at home.
4. West Indies
A team which have the likes of Gayle and Pollard in the team is
expected to be on the top. But as a team they are yet to produce top
class stuff. They are ranked fourth with 120 points.
5. South Africa
The South African, who are yet to win an ICC event, is ranked fifth
in Reliance ICC T-20 Rankings with 118 points. They have played 28
matches this year and have a win percentage of 54%.
