India, currently leading the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, have now ascended to the top position in the ICC rankings across all three formats of the game.
Rohit Sharma’s side will remain at the top of the chart irrespective of the result of the second Test between New Zealand and Australia currently underway in Christchurch.
Australia, the current champions of the World Test Championship, are ahead in the two-Test series with a 1-0 lead after securing a 172-run win in Wellington.
India holds a Test ranking of 122 points, leading Australia by a margin of five points, while England follows closely in third place with 111 rating points.
In ODIs, India have 121 rating points, with Australia a close second with 118 points.In the T20Is, India have 266 rating points, with England (256) at the second spot.India were the world No.1 Test side from September 2023 to January 2024, before they slipped to second spot after a drawn away series against South Africa.
Australia overtook India at the top of the Test rankings, after sweeping the three-Test series against Pakistan at home.
India’s five-Test series against England saw them lose the first Test in Hyderabad by 28 runs. But the home team bounced back in style to win the remaining four Tests.
Victories in Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala helped them reclaim the top position in the Test rankings.
(With PTI inputs)
