India Retain No.1 ODI Ranking, Climb to Third in ICC Test Rankings After Annual Update

India continue to dominate world cricket as the ICC annual rankings update sees them retain the No.1 spot in ODI cricket with 118 rating points, five ahead of New Zealand. Australia are placed third with 109 points. The Champions Trophy winners have also climbed one spot in the Test rankings and are now ranked third in the world. There was a slight dip in points for the Men in Blue, who lost one rating from 119 to tally 118 as per the latest update in the ODI rankings.

The Kiwis, who were the runners-up of the 2025 Champions trophy, stay a close second on 113 points. The annual update to the ICC rankings applies 100 percent weightage to matches played since May 2025, whereas the results from the previous two years are given 50 percent weightage. South Africa moved past Pakistan in the annual update to take the fourth spot from the 1992 World Cup winners. The Proteas side now has 102 ratings, with Pakistan close on their heels at 98 ratings. 

India Hold No.1 ODI Spot, Rise to Third in Test Rankings After ICC Annual Update

The rest of the top 10 ODI rankings remained unchanged, with Sri Lanka (96), Afghanistan (93), England (89), Bangladesh (84), and the West Indies (74) completing the list. The race for the ninth spot remains intense, with Bangladesh currently holding that position. The top eight teams in the ODI rankings as of March 31, 2027, will qualify directly for the 2027 ODI World Cup. If hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe are in the top eight, the ninth and the 10th placed teams will earn a direct entry to the World Cup, which will also be co-hosted by Namibia. 

South Africa are currently placed fourth in the ODI rankings, and if they maintain that position, the ninth-ranked team will also qualify directly for the 2027 ODI World Cup. This has intensified the battle between Bangladesh and the West Indies for the crucial spot. Meanwhile, India have climbed one place in the latest ICC Test rankings following the annual update.

India leapfrogged England to take third place with 104 ratings, while England now have 102 points. This is due to England dropping a spot after they lost the weightage of results prior to 30 April 2023. They had defeated New Zealand, South Africa, and Pakistan before this period. Australia continue to stay on top of the Test rankings as they have 131 rating points, 12 clear of the second-placed and current Test champions South Africa, who tally 119 points.