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Test team rankings: Good news for Team India before the World Test Championship, beating Australia to become number one in Tests

May 2, 2023

Test team rankings: India has overtaken Australia to regain the top spot in the ICC men’s Test team rankings. This annual update does not contain the results of the 2019-20 season, but includes the results of all series played since May 2020.

India’s rating points have gone up from 119 to 121 as the 2.0 loss to New Zealand in March 2020 is not included. In this, the series before May 2020 have been assessed at 50 percent and the series after that at 100 percent.

India had earlier reached the top in December 2021 and was there for a month. Australia’s rating points have now gone up from 122 to 116. He has defeated Pakistan in home series in 2019-20 by 2. 0 to New Zealand 3. 0 who are not included in this ranking.

And there on England in 2021. In 22 only 50 percent of the victory has been estimated. India and Australia will face each other in the World Test Championship final on June 7 at The Oval. Australia was at the top since January 2022 who beat England by 4. Had achieved this position by defeating 0.

England third

England are in third place but the difference between them and the second place team has reduced to two points instead of 13. There is no change in the rest of the rankings. Tenth ranked Zimbabwe has got five rating points. Afghanistan and Ireland haven’t played enough Tests yet to get a place in the rankings table.

India have consolidated their position at the top of the men’s T20I team rankings. They have eight points more than second-placed England instead of six. New Zealand has reached the third position. The annual update of the ODI team rankings will be released on May 10 after the ongoing series between Pakistan and New Zealand.

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