India Retain Top Spot In ICC Test Team Rankings, New Zealand At Second Position

Mumbai: India and New Zealand are the top two teams in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) finals, which feature in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings after the annual update on Thursday.

India has gained one rating point for a total of 121 points and is just one point behind New Zealand after scoring double digits in Thursday’s update, ending the 2017-18 results.

India’s 2–1 win over Australia last year and a 3–1 win over England and New Zealand’s 2–0 series win over the West Indies and Pakistan have helped keep them ahead of the pack.

The latest update, which rates all matches played since May 2020 at 100 per cent and 50 per cent for the last two years, moves England to third place from Australia as England’s 4-0 defeat to Australia in 2017-18 has dropped from the rankings.

Pakistan had a three-point advantage, but finished fifth, while the West Indies, who beat Bangladesh 2–0 and drew 0–0 with Sri Lanka in the series played this year, their eighth position since 2013 Occupies the sixth position.

South Africa is ranked seventh, equaling their lowest in Test ranking history, while Sri Lanka is next on the list.

Bangladesh has lost five points but is in ninth place while Zimbabwe has gained eight points but are still nine points behind Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, the WTC finals begin on June 18 and will continue until June 22, with June 23 being held as a reserve day. Although it was initially scheduled to be played at Lord’s, the ICC decided to move it to Southampton.

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