Dubai: India remained the primary Test aspect after the annual update of the ICC staff rankings, launched on Thursday. India head the desk after gaining one ranking level for an combination of 121, having amassed 2914 factors from 24 matches.
Virat Kohli’s males are carefully adopted by their World Test Championship remaining opponents, New Zealand, with a ranking of 120. The Kiwis have garnered 2166 factors from 18 Tests and gained two ranking factors.
India’s 2-1 win over Australia and 3-1 win over England over the previous 12 months and New Zealand’s 2-0 sequence wins over the West Indies and Pakistan have helped them hold forward of the pack.
According to an ICC assertion, the most recent annual update eliminates outcomes of 2017-18. The newest update charges all matches performed since May 2020 at 100 per cent and people of the earlier two years at 50 per cent.
England (109 ranking) have climbed a spot to 3rd on the expense of Australia (108 ranking), all the way down to fourth now.
England’s bounce got here after their 0-4 defeat to Australia in 2017-18 was dropped from the rankings.
Pakistan (94) have gained three factors however remained at fifth spot, whereas West Indies (84), who beat Bangladesh 2-0 and drew 0-0 with Sri Lanka in sequence performed this 12 months, have jumped two locations to sixth, their greatest place since 2013.
South Africa (80) and Sri Lanka (78) have dropped a rung every to seventh and eighth positions respectively, adopted by Bangladesh (46), who’ve misplaced 5 factors and Zimbabwe (35), who gained eight factors.
The Proteas, thus, have equalled their lowest in Test rating historical past.
India and New Zealand will sq. off in the inaugural World Test Championship remaining at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl from June 18 to 22.Â
