India become new world No. 1 ranked team across formats

Team India have reclaimed the No. 1 spot within the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings after their 4-1 collection over England. They have pipped Australia to regain the apex place whereas the Aussies have now slipped to the second spot.

India’s dominant win over England within the fifth and remaining Test of their five-match collection towards England has helped them obtain the honour but once more as they now have 122 ranking factors in comparison with Australia’s 117. India’s achievement within the Test rankings now implies that they’re now the No. 1 ranked aspect across the three formats.

Ben Stokes’ England are ranked third within the red-ball format and have gathered 111 raking factors.

Notably, Australia are at the moment enjoying New Zealand, who’re positioned fourth on the standings with 104 ranking factors, within the second Test of the collection however the end result of the identical will not have an effect on India’s place on the high of the tree. 

India are additionally on the high of the World Test Championship factors desk with six victories and a factors proportion system of 68.51.

The Men in Blue are additionally on the high of the ODI Team Rankings with 121 rankings whereas the reigning world champions are second with 118 ranking factors. The Rohit Sharma-led aspect can be on the zenith of the T20I Team Rankings with 266 rankings and England are positioned second with 256 factors of their kitty.

Team India’s head coach Rahul Dravid is extraordinarily pleased with the type of efficiency his gamers showcased after dropping the primary match of the collection in Hyderabad.

“Yeah, really proud, to be honest. To go behind in the first Test, obviously it was a little bit disappointing, but just credit to the team and all the players, the way they bounced back. I thought we were able to keep a lot of calmness in spite of losing that first match. I still believed that we had the skills and the abilities to compete,” Dravid stated within the post-match press convention in Dharamsala.

“And just the way we performed, especially when we’ve been put under pressure at various stages in the series. We’ve always found people to step up, the team to stand up. So as a coach and as a support staff, I couldn’t be really prouder of this team and the way they’ve played right through the series,” he added.