ICC Rating / Rankings News and Updates

Consistent performances with the bat have helped India's Cheteshwar Pujara move into the top 10 of the ICC rankings for Test batsmen for the first-time.

India will have to settle for the third spot behind England in the ICC Test team rankings after the latter managed to salvage a draw in the final Test against New Zealand in Auckland on Tuesday.

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravichandran Ashwin have achieved their career-best rankings in batting and bowling, respectively in the latest ICC Test Rankings.

India maintained its number one spot in the ICC ODI table while Virat Kohli retained his number three position among batsmen in the latest rankings.

Suresh Raina leapfrogged 15 places to break into the top 10 of ODI Rankings for the first time in his career on the back of his performance against England.

India on Sunday snatched the number one rank in the ICC ODI team rankings from England, courtesy their impressive 3-2 series-win over the visitors.

At fifth, Virat Kohli is the highest placed Indian in the ICC Twenty20 rankings, while India have managed to retain their third position in the team rankings.

MS Dhoni has done it again. After leading India to the pinnacle of Test rankings, in December 2009, the Indian skipper achieved the same in ODIs.

Despite losing to England 1-2 in the home Test series, India retained their 5th position in the latest ICC Test rankings.

Following the Blackcaps fine win against Sri Lanka in Colombo, a number of players have made big movements up the ICC ranking ladder.

South Africa retained the top spot in the ICC Test rankings after beating Australia by 309 runs in the third and final Test clinch the series 1-0.

Pragyan Ojha, who starred with a nine-wicket haul in the first Test against England, rose nine places to break into the top-five of the latest ICC rankings.

England begin pursuit of their first Test series win in India since 1984-85 when the two nations meet in a four-match series, which starts on November 15 in Ahmedabad.

Ravichandran Ashwin has moved up by two places to fourth in the latest ICC One-day Rankings for bowlers while skipper MS Dhoni has dropped a place to sixth.

R Ashwin broke into the top 20 of ICC's Test Rankings for the first time at a career-best 18th spot after guiding India to a series whitewash over New Zealand.

Vernon Philander has achieved a career-best second position on the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers after inspiring his side to a 51 run victory over England.

England toppled Australia at the top of the ICC ODI rankings. This is the first time England have topped the ODI C'ship table since it was launched in 2002.

Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan are both occupying 12th spot to be the highest-placed Indian cricketers in the latest ICC rankings list.

Virat Kohli achieved his career-best ranking as he gained one position to be at second spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen.

South Africa's chances of replacing England as test cricket number one became more difficult.

India have lost a position to slip to the fifth spot in the latest ICC Test Championship rankings table after the annual update took place on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one batting spot from West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the ICC Player Rankings.

England took an outright lead as the number one team after claiming the Test series against the West Indies in the latest ICC Test Championship table.

Australia have pushed India to fourth place in the ICC Test championship table after winning the three-match Test series against the West Indies 2-0.

Kemar Roach achieved a career-best ranking of 18th position after producing a MoM performance in the second Test against Oz on Friday.

Chanderpaul is steadily making his way back to the top of world cricket, moving to fifth spot in the latest International Cricket Council Test player rankings.

England retained the number one spot in the ICC Test rankings after they leveled the two-Test series with an eight-wicket win in the 2nd match.

England have secured top spot in the ICC Test Championship table at the April 1 cut-off date after the first New Zealand-South Africa Test ended in a draw.

World champions England continued their domination of the ICC T20I Rankings while 2007 edition winners India occupied the sixth place in the latest chart.

South Africa open hostilities against NZ on a tour they hope will climax with a 3-0 Test sweep that would see them topple England from the top of the rankings.

The 0-4 whitewash at the hands of Australia after the crushing defeat in Adelaide resulted in India dropping a rung to third spot in the ICC Test rankings.

India got back to second place in the ICC ODI rankings, thanks to Sri Lanka's two consecutive wins against South Africa in the just concluded ODI series.

Vernon Philander continued to move upward in the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers after inspiring his side to an innings and 81 runs victory over Sri Lanka.

India's middle-order mainstays, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, and pace spearhead, Zaheer Khan, lost a place each in the latest ICC Test rankings.

Virender Sehwag has jumped eight places in the ICC ODI player rankings after his record-breaking double century against the West Indies in the fourth ODI.

Dale Steyn has become the 20th bowler to break the 900-point mark in the ICC rankings after claiming six scalps in the first Test against Australia.

The third-ranked India can rise from its series against the West Indies is to 119 ratings points which it can only achieve if it wins all the three Test matches.

India jumped two positions to third spot in the ICC ODI Championship table after its 5-0 series whitewash of England with a 95-run win in the fifth and final match.

India will resume their battle with England for top ranking in the ODI Championship table when the two sides lock horns in one-day series starting on Friday.

Australia, who started the series as the fifth best nation, leapfrogged Sri Lanka by one ratings point into fourth position.

World champions India dropped to the fifth position in the ICC ODI championship table after England won the five-match ODI series 3-0 in Cardiff on Friday.

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid gained a place each in the latest ICC player rankings for Test batsmen, which is being headed by Jacques Kallis.

They have lost the tag of number one Test team but injury-ravaged India can climb to second in the ODI rankings if they manage to beat England 4-1.

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson was the big mover when the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings were released on Tuesday.

Almost all the top Indian batsmen save Rahul Dravid slipped in the latest Reliance ICC Test Rankings for batsman released on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka will have a chance to go on the top of the ICC ODI Championship table for the first time in their history if they manage to beat Australia 4-1 or better in the five-match one-day series, which begins in Pallekele on Wednesday.

England's continuing dominance is beginning to reflect in ICC rankings with several of their players rising to career-best positions in the list released on Tuesday.

Dravid, courtesy a brilliant ton in the first Test against England at Lord's, has gained seven places, while Tendulkar lost two places in ICC Test rankings.

England's Jonathan Trott and James Anderson have risen to second place in the ICC Test rankings respectively after their side's win over India at Lord's.

England must beat India by at least two clear matches in the forthcoming series to be ranked as the world's top Test team.