International Cricket Council, or the ICC, have released the latest rankings of the teams as well as the players for all the three formats of this gentleman’s game.
Team rankings — Test cricket
In the latest rankings it have been found that Australian dominance continues in the longest format of the game. India has been placed in fourth position on the table
However, when it comes to 50 overs One Day Internationals (ODI) and T20 cricket Indian dominance starts as it has been placed in number one on the table.
Canada, didn’t find any position in the Test rankings but are placed in 19th position on both the ODIs as well as in the T20 rankings.
What is more alarming for India is that the team has played three tests more than the Aussies and yet lingering in fourth position on the points table.
Defending champions South Africa, however, consolidating their position by occupying the second position in the points tally.
Why not we take a look into the standings of the teams in Test cricket.
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The teams are placed in the serial order by the rankings of ICC.
Team rankings — ODI s
India, on the other hand, are playing good cricket when it comes to ODI and T20.
Recently India became the first team to lift the T20 World Cup back to back and as far as ODIs are concerned the team is gelling as an unit.
It appears all is not well with team India when it comes to test cricket. The sudden retirements of players like R. Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli give rise to this speculation.
Since 2023 ODI world cup, India is playing as an unit. Not just in batting but in bowling and fielding as well. Indian batting order is rock solid with the talented players like Shuvman Gill, Shreyas Iyer apart from the stars mentioned above. Jaspreet Bumrah is leading the bowling attack.
The top 12 ranked teams in ODI are as follows
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Team rankings — T20s
Whereas in T20 the rankings stood like this
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Now coming to the Player rankings.
Top test batters
It isn’t a surprise that Joe Root of England holds the top position in the Test batter list. Root is in his prime form of his life. When it comes to test cricket it’s a tough challenge for the opposition bowlers to send the former England captain back to the pavilion. It won’t be a surprise if Root surpasses the “God” Sachin Tendulkar and create a new world record.
Root is closely followed by his teammate Harry Brook. Who can forget Brook’s magnificent triple ton against Pakistan and a world record partnership with Joe Root. This partnership created one more history as Pakistan became the first team to lose by an innings inspite of scoring 500+ in their first innings.
Travis Head of Australia is an intelligent cricketer. He is holding the third position in the Test batter list. Head, single handedly, tilted the matches in Australia’s favour on number of occasions.
Let’s take a look at the test batter list. Top ten.
@@ Joe Root , England
@@ Harry Brook , England
@@ Travis Head , Australia
@@ Steve Smith, Australia
@@ Kane Williamson , New Zealand
@@ Kusal Mendis , Sri Lanka
@@ Temba Bavuma, South Africa
@@ Yashasvi Jaiswal, India
@@ Saud Shakeel, Pakistan
@@ Shuvman Gill, India
Top test bowlers
Among the bowlers in Test cricket it’s Jaspreet Bumrah who is leading the chart. It’s a nightmare for all opposition batters to deal Bumrah’s deadly yorkers.
Pakistan achieved some success at home courtesy their spin attack and deservedly Noman Ali occupied the second position.
Those batters will be living in a fool’s paradise who will take Mitchell Starc lightly. Starc, even at this age, is capable of creating a sensation. He is holding the third position.
Bowler’s rankings list looks like this. Top ten
@@ Jaspreet Bumrah, India
@@ Noman Ali , Pakistan
@@ Mitchell Starc, Australia
@@ Matt Henry, New Zealand
@@ Pat Cummins , Australia
@@ Marco Jansen, South Africa
@@ Scott Boland, Australia
@@ Kagiso Rabada, South Africa
@@ Josh Hazzlewood, Australia
@@ Nathan Lyon, Australia
Top ODI batters
When it comes to ODIs then the mainstay of Kiwi batting Daryll Mitchell runs the show. Mitchell, on a number of times saved Kiwi batting from collapsing. He is leading the ODIs batter list.
Full list of ODIs batter list are here as under. Top ten.
@@ Daryll Mitchell, New Zealand
@@ Virat Kohli , India
@@ Ibrahim Zadran, Afghanistan
@@ Rohit Sharma, India
@@ Shuvman Gill, India
@@ Babar Azam , Pakistan
@@ HT Tector, Ireland
@@ Shai Hope, West Indies
@@ Charith Asalanka, Sri Lanka
@@ K. L. Rahul, India
Top ODI bowlers
Among the bowlers in the ODIs it’s a surprise to notice that Rashid Khan of Afghanistan has occupied the top position. It is a true fact that Rashid is a fine bowler who can also bat a bit. But hailing from a team like Afghanistan is sure to raise the eyebrows of the cricket fans across the globe.
The top ten bowlers as ranked by ICC are here as under :
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@@ Joffrey Archer, England
@@ Keshav Maharaj, South Africa
@@ B. M. Scholtz, Namibia
@@ Adil Rashid, England
@@ Maheesh Thikshana, Sri Lanka
@@ Joshi Hazzlewood, Australia
@@ Kuldeep Yadav, India
@@ Abrar Ahmed , Pakistan
@@ Mitchell Santner, New Zealand
Top T20 batters
As far as T20 is concerned, Abhishek Sharma of India has topped the list although he didn’t create any impact as such in the recently concluded world cup.
Sahibzada Farhan of Pakistan is occupying the second slot. He is quiet capable of becoming the opposition ‘s nightmare on his given day.
Anyway, just take a glance on the top ten batters of T20 men’s cricket
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@@ Sahibzada Farhan, Pakistan
@@ Phil Salt, England
@@ Ishan Kishan, India
@@ Pathum Nisanka, Sri Lanka
@@ Tilak Verma, India
@@ Suryakumar Yadav, India
@@ D. Brevis, South Africa
@@ Jos Buttler, England
@@ Tim Seifert, New Zealand
Top T20 bowlers
Varun Chakravarthy has rightly occupied the top position when it comes to bowler’s rankings of T20s. He is capable of breaking partnerships at crucial junctures. He is been closely followed by Rashid Khan of Afghanistan.
Following are the top ten bowlers in T20 internationals
@@ Varun Chakravarthy , India
@@ Rashid Khan , Afghanistan
@@ Abrar Ahmed, Pakistan
@@ Corbin Bosch, South Africa
@@ Adil Rashid, England
@@ Adam Zampa , Australia
@@ Jaspreet Bumrah, India
@@ M. W. Forde, West Indies
@@ Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh
@@ Mujeeb ur Rahman, Afghanistan
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