ICC Rankings / Team India has a golden opportunity to beat Pakistan, this work will have to be done

ICC Rankings: In view of the ICC World Cup 2023, Test cricket is going to come to a halt in the coming few days. After this all the teams will be busy in ODI cricket. The two-match Test series being played between India and West Indies has come to an end. At the same time, the Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has also ended. The Ashes series between England and Australia is still being played, now the last match is going on and after that no team will be seen in white jersey. The Indian team has started its Mission World Cup by playing a series against the West Indies. One match is done and two matches are left. Meanwhile, Team India may not be at the top of the ICC ODI rankings, but they have a chance to beat Pakistan, which they would definitely like to do.

Australian team number one in ICC ODI rankings, Pakistan is at number two

If we talk about the ICC ODI rankings, at this time the Australian team is occupying the number one position. Australia currently has 2714 points and has a rating of 118. Whereas Pakistan has 2316 points and its rating is 116. Team India has now moved up to number three, with 3807 points and a rating of 115. That is, Team India is ahead of Pakistan in points, but there is only one difference in ratings. This ranking is till July 10, because after that it has not been updated by the ICC. That is, the one match that the Indian team has won from the West Indies has not been added to it.

Team India has a chance to overtake Pakistan to reach number two

If the Indian team wins one more match against the West Indies, then the series will be captured, while its rating will also increase to 116. As much as Pakistan has now. After this, the ranking of Team India will remain at 116 as soon as the last match is named after them, but even after this, they will become the number two team by leaving Pakistan behind. Not only this, before the World Cup, West Indies will also be able to clean up their mess at home. Meanwhile, the good thing is that the Indian team has a chance to increase its score in two ODIs recently, while the Pakistani team does not have such a schedule.

There will be big changes in ICC rankings in Asia Cup 2023

After this, the Asia Cup is to be organized from August 30 this year. Apart from India and Pakistan, teams from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are also participating in this. That is, this will be the time when there will be a tremendous change in the rankings after each match and if the Indian team defeats Pakistan and Nepal in their first match, then the number one chair is not too far away. Team India has already occupied the number one position in Tests and T20s and in this way can become number one in ODIs as well. It remains to be seen how the remaining two matches against the West Indies and then the performance in the Asia Cup will determine the further rankings.