ICC Test Team Rankings: Team India claim top spot following a series win over England

A 4-1 series win over England guided Team India to claim the top position in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings, surpassing Australia. However, after losing the first Test in Hyderabad by a close margin of 28 runs, the hosts bounced back with a bang to win the rest of the four Tests against England. They won in Vizag, Rajkot, Ranchi, and Dharamsala helping India return to the top spot in the ICC Test Team Rankings.

However, their relentless display in the five-match Test series has helped them overtake Australia as well. The side now has 122 rating points in the ICC Test Team rankings table. Notably, Australia are placed second with 117 rating points, while England are in third place with 111 rating points to their name as well.

ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings

Team India will remain at the top regardless of the result of the second New Zealand-Australia Test in Christchurch. However, the ICC World Test Championship 2023 winners Australia currently lead the two-match Test series 1-0 following their 172-run victory in Wellington as well.

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With this, India are now placed at the top of the rankings in all three formats. They have 121 rating points in the ODI rankings, with Australia are placed at second with 118 rating points. In the T20Is, India have 266 rating points to their name, with England (256) at second place as well.

Jasprit Bumrah placed at the top of the ICC Test Bowling Points Table

However, from September 2023 to January 2024 the scene was the same before India slipped to second place in Test Team Rankings after a drawn 1-1 series against South Africa as well. Australia overtook India at the top of the Test rankings, after beating the three-match Test series at home against Pakistan.

Notably, India are also at the top of the ICC World Test Championship Standings table, with a points percentage of 68.51 as well. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson placed at the top of the batting points table in the longer format with 870 points whereas Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah placed at the top of the bowling points table with 867 points as well.