India is number 1 in ICC rankings in T20 and ODI. Australia is on top in Test, while India is in fourth place. Australia is first and India is sixth in the World Test Championship points table.
Dubai: Saying goodbye to 2025 and welcoming 2026. Now Team India has also entered the new year as the number 1 team in the T20 format. T20 World Cup tournament is also to be held this year, which is being hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka. Now the new ICC T20 rankings have been released, in which Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, has entered the new year at the top.
Yes, for the last one year, Team India has been performing brilliantly in the shorter formats. At present, India is in first place with 272 points. Australia is in second place with 267 points and England is in third place with 258 points.
India is number 1 in ODI also
The Indian team has had an excellent track record in limited overs cricket last year, and has managed to maintain its position at the top in the T20 format as well as the ODI format. The Indian ODI team captained by Shubman Gill is on top with 121 rating points, while New Zealand is in second place with 113 points. Australia is in third place with 109 points. Australia is at first place in the Test rankings. Kangaroo team has 124 points. South Africa and England are in second and third place. India is in fourth place with 104 points.
At the same time, Australia is at first place in the points table of ICC World Test Championship. India is at sixth position. The Kangaroo team has won six out of seven matches played and lost one. Australia’s point percentage is 85.71 and it has 72 points in its account. New Zealand has reached second position by winning two Tests against West Indies and drawing one match. His point percentage is 77.78. Kiwi team has scored 28 points. This was New Zealand’s first series in the Test Championship cycle.
Current champion South Africa slipped to third place
Due to New Zealand’s stellar performance, defending Test champions South Africa have slipped to third place. The defending champions, who completed a series clean sweep against India, have completed four Tests. With three wins and one loss, Temba Bavuma-led South Africa have 36 points and a point percentage of 75. Sri Lanka is in fourth place with 16 points and a point percentage of 66.67 with one win and one draw in the two Tests played. Pakistan is in fifth place with 12 points and a point percentage of 50 with one win and one loss in two Tests.
India is the team that has played the most Tests so far in the World Test Championship cycle. The Indian team, which has played nine Tests, has won four, lost four and drawn one. India is currently at sixth position with 52 points and point percentage of 48.15.