ICC ODI Rankings: India remain No. 1 as New Zealand close gap in annual update

India have retained their position as the No. 1 ODI team in the world in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings update released on Monday, though their lead at the top has slightly narrowed.

The Rohit Sharma-led side dropped one rating point from 119 to 118, while New Zealand gained two points to rise to 113, reducing the gap between the top two teams from eight points to five.

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Despite the slight dip, India continue to dominate white-ball cricket globally after also holding on to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings announced last week.

Australia, the reigning ODI world champions, remained third in the standings with an unchanged rating of 109.

The biggest movement inside the top five came from South Africa, who overtook Pakistan to climb to fourth place. South Africa gained four rating points to move to 102, while Pakistan slipped from fourth to fifth after losing four points and dropping to 98.

Sri Lanka held on to sixth place despite a two-point drop, sitting on 96 points, while Afghanistan remained seventh with 93 points. England stayed eighth after gaining one rating point, while Bangladesh continued in ninth place with 84 points.

The gap between Bangladesh and West Indies widened significantly after the Caribbean side lost three rating points to fall to 74 in 10th position.

Outside the top 10, Ireland climbed above Zimbabwe into 11th place after gaining two rating points. Zimbabwe slipped to 12th following a one-point decline.

The United States also made progress in the rankings, overtaking Scotland to move into 13th place with a rating of 46. Scotland dropped one spot after losing a point.

Further down the table, the Netherlands registered one of the strongest improvements in the annual update, gaining four rating points to move to 44, while Oman improved to 33 points.

Nepal suffered a four-point drop to 25, while Namibia improved slightly to 23.

There was also movement at the bottom of the table as the United Arab Emirates climbed above Canada into 19th place after gaining three rating points. Canada endured the sharpest decline in the rankings update, losing six points and dropping to the bottom with a rating of 10.

The ICC annual rankings update considers performances across a designated period, with more recent results carrying greater weightage in determining team ratings.

Alongside India’s continued dominance in ODI and T20I cricket, Australia currently hold the No. 1 ranking in men’s Tests and also lead both the women’s ODI and women’s T20I rankings.