ICC Rankings: India becomes No. 1 across formats after displacing Australia in Tests.

February 15, 2023

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ICC Rankings: India, already the top-ranked team in T20Is and ODIs, leapfrogged Australia to become the No.1 Test side after beating them by innings and 132 runs in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur. India currently has 115 rating points. They followed by Australia (111), and England (106).

Team India became the No.1-ranked team across formats after they displaced Australia to take the top spot in the ICC Test rankings, released Wednesday. India, already the top-ranked team in T20Is and ODIs, leapfrogged Australia to become the No.1 Test side after beating them by innings and 132 runs in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur. India currently has 115 rating points. They followed by Australia (111), England (106), and New Zealand.

India has never simultaneously ranked first in all formats, but this time they have. Rohit Sharma, the first Indian captain to accomplish this remarkable feat, was the team’s captain when all of this occurred.

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After defeating New Zealand 3-0 at home last month, India became the No. 1 team in ODIs. They previously defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in a rout.

To maintain their leadership and increase their chances of making the World Test Championship final in England in June, India must defeat Australia in the upcoming Test in New Delhi. If Australia defeated in the current series by a score of 3-1 or 4-0, the team led by Rohit Sharma will gain a significant advantage.

India’s players also gained big in individual rankings. Ravichandran climbed to the second spot in the Test bowler rankings, 21 rating points behind Australia captain Pat Cummins and a return to the No.1 ranking for the first time since 2017.

Ashwin ensured India wrapped up their stunning victory before tea on the third day, as the veteran off-spinner took 5/37 in the second innings to go with 3/42 earlier in the match.

While Ashwin stepped up in what turned out to be the last session of the Test, Jadeja did the damage on the first day with 5/47 including the prized wickets of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.