ICC Annual Rankings: Weeks ahead of Test series vs England, India slip one place but reign supreme in white-ball formats, Australia lose 2nd spot in ODIs

The Rohit Sharma-led India have slipped one place to fourth in ICC's latest annual men's ranking update released on May 5. India were rewarded for their white-ball prowess and maintained top spot in both T20Is and ODIs.

The latest rankings includes all games played from May 2024 with a rating of 100 per cent. All matches played between May 2022 to May 2024 have been rated at 50 per cent.

In the ODIs, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 winners have boosted their rating from 122 to 124. In the T20Is, Australia narrowed India's lead to nine points.

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Australia's dominance in Tests, England rise too

Meanwhile, Australia have continued their dominance in Tests with 126 rating points. Ben Stokes' England may have failed well short of a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final, but they won three Test series out of four during the one-year period. England went past South Africa and India to take the second spot with 113 rating points.  

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There were no changes in top 10 for the rest of the top 10. New Zealand are in fifth position followed by Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

Big gain for New Zealand and Sri Lanka in ODIs

In the ODIs, Champions Trophy 2025 runner-ups New Zealand occupied the second spot, going past Australia. Sri Lanka were rewarded five rating points for their home dominance. They went past Pakistan and South Africa to take the fourth spot. Pakistan gained one point despite early Champions Trophy exit. Meanwhile, South Africa are placed sixth as they lost four points. 

Sri Lanka move up, Pakistan slip in T20Is

Afghanistan surpassed England to take the eighth spot as they added four points to their tally. Bangladesh dropped four points and are placed 10th with West Indies above them. The Caribbean side gained five points during this time. 

In the T20I format India and Australia are followed by England, New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa. Sri Lanka benefitted in the T20I format as well. They went past Pakistan, seven points ahead of them. The ninth and 10th spots are taken by Bangladesh and Afghanistan.