Australia’s reign because the world’s greatest Test group is over after being dethroned on the prime of the worldwide cricket rankings by India.
The No.1 group on this planet since January 2022, Australia’s drop to No.2 follows the 2-1 collection loss to India earlier this 12 months.
Under ICC guidelines, collection performed prior to now three months are calculated into general rankings factors with matches within the earlier 12 months given 50 per cent extra weighting.
It means Australia lose their rankings factors from the dominant 2019-20 house summer season towards New Zealand and Pakistan, whereas the 4-0 Ashes collection win towards England in 2021-22 is not value as many factors.
India now sit on 121 rankings factors, 5 away from Australia on 116. England have gone from 106 factors to 114 in third, off the again of a dominant 12 months beneath new coach Brendon McCullum.
India’s effort to leapfrog Australia comes forward of the World Test Championship last between the groups on the Oval subsequent month.
Australia can return to No.1 on this planet in the event that they beat India within the last and win the following Ashes collection towards England.
Pat Cummins’ males stay No.1 on this planet in one-day cricket, marginally forward of New Zealand and India. Australia are sixth in Twenty20 cricket, with India effectively forward in first.
Australia have continued their dominance of ladies’s cricket with the world champions some 53 rankings factors away from nearest rivals England in one-day cricket.
Meg Lanning’s group are additionally nonetheless atop the T20 charts on 302 factors in comparison with second-placed England’s 282.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
