Australia have dethroned Indian cricket team from the No.1 Test side in the latest released ICC Test Rankings. It is the first time in the last four years, the Tim Paine-led side has climbed to the top spot. Notably, India climbed to the pinnacle position in October 2016.
In the latest update, that rates all matches played since May 2019 at 100 per cent and those of the previous two years at 50 per cent, Australia (116) have taken over from India as the top-ranked team in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings. New Zealand (115) hold in second place. India are now third with 114 points.
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Meanwhile, only two points separate the first and third-placed teams. This is the second closest the top three teams have been since the Test rankings were launched in 2003. The closest for the top three teams were in January 2016, when India had toppled Australia and South Africa by a single point.
The latest update doesn’t include India’s consistent run in 2016-17 where they had won 12 Tests and lost just one. Virat Kohli & Co had won five series including against Australia and England while Australia had lost to South Africa as well as to India in the same period.
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However, India continue to lead the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship with 360 points while the Aussies sit on the second spot with 296 points. Speaking about the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, reigning World champions England (127) have increased their lead over India from six to eight points. The Kiwis remain in third place, three points behind the Men in Blues. The top ten rankings remain unchanged.
