The Rohit Sharma-led India has made history ahead of the second Test against Australia in New Delhi. India has surpassed Australia to become the No. 1 ranked side in the ICC Test Rankings, as well as the No. 1 squad across all formats. This is the first time the Indian cricket team has topped the rankings in all formats at the same time, making Rohit the first Indian captain to accomplish the unfathomable. India has been the No. 1 ranked side in T20Is for quite some time, while they led the ODI rankings following a 3-0 home series sweep over New Zealand in January. After defeating Australia by an inning and 132 runs in the first match of the four-match Test series, India has risen to the top of the Test rankings to become No. 1 in all forms of the game.
In Tests, here are the top-five teams:
INDIA – 115 rating points
Australia – 111 rating points
England – 106 rating points
New Zealand – 100 rating points
South Africa – 85 rating points
Top-five ODI sides:
INDIA – 114 rating points
Australia – 112 rating points
New Zealand – 111 rating points
England – 111 rating points
Pakistan – 106 rating points
In T20Is:
India – 267 rating points
England – 266 rating points
Pakistan – 258 rating points
South Africa – 256 rating points
New Zealand – 252 rating points
After his five-fer in the Nagpur Test, R Ashwin ascended to second place in the ICC Rankings for Test bowlers. Australia captain Pat Cummins tops the list. Meanwhile, captain Rohit Sharma was rewarded for his magnificent 120 in the first Test, propelling him from 10th to 8th place in the Men’s Test Batting Rankings. But India must win the forthcoming second Test against Australia in the national capital to maintain their Test lead and improve their prospects of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final for the second time in a row, which will be held in June.
The second Test begins on February 17th in Delhi.