The men from Down Under have further consolidated their position at the top of the ICC Men’s Test rankings, after their excellent run, which involved a 4-0 victory in the Ashes series. Meanwhile, India and New Zealand are currently at the top of the T20I and ODI rankings, respectively.
The annual report from the International Cricket Council includes all completed series since May 2019. Series played before May 2021 are now 50 per cent weighted, while following ones are 100 per cent.
Following a 4-0 thumping of England in the home Ashes series at the turn of the year and a 1-0 win in Pakistan, the Aussies increased their lead over second-placed India in the Test rankings to nine points. They have 128 points now.
The Men in Blue have earned a point to move to 119, and England’s 4-1 series win over India in 2018 has been removed from the rankings, bringing them down to 88 points, their lowest since 1995. After the fifth and final Test, planned for July, England’s home series against India, which began in 2021, will be included in the rankings.
India remained second after victories over New Zealand, the West Indies, and Sri Lanka in home series, with New Zealand (111 points) and South Africa (111 points) vying for third place (110). Pakistan (93) is ahead of England in fifth place.
| # | ODI rankings | T20I rankings | Test rankings |
| 1 | New Zealand (125) | India (270) | Australia (128) |
| 2 | England (124) | England (265) | India (119) |
| 3 | Australia (107) | Pakistan (261) | New Zealand (111) |
| 4 | India (105) | South Africa (253) | South Africa (110) |
| 5 | Pakistan (102) | Australia (251) | Pakistan (93) |
| 6 | South Africa (99) | New Zealand (250) | England (88) |
| 7 | Bangladesh (95) | West Indies (240) | Sri Lanka (81) |
| 8 | Sri Lanka (87) | Bangladesh (233) | West Indies (77) |
| 9 | West Indies (73) | Sri Lanka (230) | Bangladesh (51) |
| 10 | Afghanistan (66) | Afghanistan (226) | Zimbabwe (25) |
India’s lead over second-placed England in T20Is has grown from one to five points, while Pakistan is in third place. South Africa and Australia have moved up to fourth and fifth place, respectively. New Zealand dropped two spots to No. 6, while the West Indies remained in seventh place.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka both moved up one spot to eighth and ninth place, respectively. Afghanistan has dropped two spots to ninth place.
Since May 2019, each club has been forced to play a minimum of six rated matches, bringing the total number of ranked teams down to 72 from 91. Since 2019, Fiji, Costa Rica, Japan, South Korea, St Helena, China, Indonesia, and Myanmar have not participated and have lost their ratings.
