ICC Rating / Rankings News and Updates

India maintained their number one status in the latest ICC Test Rankings but lost a couple of rating points after drawing two matches in their 1-0 series triumph over a lower-ranked West Indies.

Graeme Swann became the world's No. 1 ODI bowler for the first time in his career after his 8-wicket haul helped England to a 3-2 series win against Sri Lanka.

VVS Laxman rose seven places to a career-best sixth in the ICC Test Rankings after playing two crucial fifties in the drawn match against the West Indies.

Sri Lanka can move ahead of India into the second place of ODI rankings if it could win the upcoming five-match ODI series against England comprehensively.

Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis remained jointly on top of ICC Test batsmen rankings. Both Tendulkar and Kallis have garnered 883 points each.

India can close the gap on Australia - world No.1 in ODIs - if they manage a clean sweep against West Indies in the 5-match ODI series starting on Monday.

Pakistan have retained the sixth position in the ICC Test rankings after a series-levelling victory in the St. Kitts Test match against the West Indies.

India will be handed $175,000 for finishing as the number-one Test side while also pocketing another $75,000 for finishing as second-ranked ODI team.

The number one tag still eludes them but newly-crowned world champions India have closed the gap on top-placed Australia even as the team's in-form players moved up in the individual standings of the latest ICC ODI rankings issued on Monday.

Virat Kohli continued to retain the third place even as Yuvraj Singh's match-winning knock against Ireland helped him move to 22nd, an improvement of one place, in the ICC ODI rankings issued on Monday.

Virat Kohli jumped three places to joint second in the latest ICC ODI players' rankings. Captain MS Dhoni and Gambhir are the other two Indians in the top 10.

A win for India in the five-match series against South Africa could help Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men go into the World Cup as the number one ODI team.

Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis now jointly hold the top Test batsmen spot after their superb show in the recently concluded Test series, according ICC.

India continued to dominate the ICC Test Championship table, holding on to the top spot in the latest rankings despite losing a rating point.

The 96-run knock at Durban catapulted VVS Laxman to a career-best ninth spot while Zaheer Khan's good show also helped him touch his career-best mark.

India will retain the No.1 ranking on the ICC Test match table regardless of the outcome of the ongoing three-match series against South Africa.

Struggling with his form, a downcast Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting crashed out of top 20 Test batsmen list for the first time in the latest ICC rankings.

The drawn Test series against the West Indies pushed Sri Lanka to fifth spot, a loss of two positions, in the ICC Test ranking table headed by India.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was dethroned from the top spot by Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara in the batting chart of the latest ICC Test rankings.

India stand in with a chance to regain the second position in the ICC ODI championship table when they take on New Zealand in the five-match series.

India maintained their supremacy at the top of ICC rankings for Test teams after winning the three-Test series against New Zealand 1-0, while South Africa and Sri Lanka remained static on second and third position respectively.

Lanka look to Windies series to improve rankingLanka's skipper Kumar Sangakkara hoped his team would use the upcoming series with the West Indies to climb up Test rankings after the retirement of Murali.

Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar gained a place each while Indian skipper MS Dhoni remained static at the fourth spot in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen.

Sri Lanka claimed the second place in the ICC ODI rankings after a confidence-boosting series win away from home over table-topper Australia.

India retained second position after their 1-0 series victory over Australia in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI team rankings while Virat Kohli rose 11 places to career best 13th in the batsmen's chart.

The shocking 0-4 drubbing at the hands of Bangladesh on Sunday pushed New Zealand to the seventh spot behind Pakistan in the latest ICC one-day rankings issued.

Sachin Tendulkar reclaimed the number one position in the Test rankings, following his stupendous show in the just concluded Test series against Australia.

With a crushing 2-0 series win, India on Wednesday not only consolidated its position at the top of ICC Test ranking table but also pushed Australia down to number five.

Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar moved up a rung to third while VVS Laxman rose four positions to achieve a career-best eighth in the latest ICC Test Rankings on Wednesday.

It might have been an acrimonious tour but some of Pakistan's players gained substantially in the ICC ODI rankings despite the 2-3 series loss to England.

MS Dhoni lost his number one spot but Virender Sehwag gained eight places to return to the top-10 at eighth in the Latest ICC ODI rankings.

Virender Sehwag is the highest-ranked Indian batsman at the second spot in the latest ICC Test rankings while Kumar Sangakkara leads the batting table.

Virender Sehwag lost his numero uno status after being toppled by Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.

Sachin Tendulkar gained two places to reach the sixth spot but a poor form saw Gautam Gambhir slip five rungs down the ladder in the ICC Test rankings.

India may have flopped in the opening Test against Sri Lanka but Virender Sehwag held on to the number one spot in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen.

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has climbed two places to second position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers despite his side's defeat in the first Test against Australia at Lord's.

MS Dhoni has retained his top spot in the ICC ODI rankings but is closely followed by AB de Villiers who has narrowed the gap to just two points.

MS Dhoni, who is set to start a new innings after marrying childhood friend Shakshi Singh Rawat, continued to top the ICC ODI batsmen chart.

India captain MS Dhoni regained the number-one batting position while his team returned to the second spot in the ICC ODI Championship.

India captain MS Dhoni is all set to lose his numero uno status in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen after deciding to skip the triangular series in Zimbabwe.

Virender Sehwag's status as the number one Test batsman is safe for the moment after second placed Michael Clarke dropped three places in the latest ICC rankings released on Thursday.

Virender Sehwag's number one Test batsman's tag is under threat with Michael Clarke hoping to snatch the top slot with some stellar performance against NZ.

Graeme Swann's maiden 10-wicket haul has made him the first England bowler in six years to rise to second position in the ICC Test rankings for bowlers.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has Australian Michael Hussey breathing down his neck for the top slot in the ICC ODI rankings.

Indian team will finish the season as number two ranked one-day side, behind Australia, and will receive $75,000 for this achievement, confirmed ICC.

Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday jumped three places to third in the ICC ODI batsmen rankings after his record-breaking double-century against South Africa.

India's captain MS Dhoni has retaken the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen as his see-saw battle with Australia's Michael Hussey continues.

Virender Sehwag rose to the top of ICC Test rankings for batsmen after his two consecutive hundreds in the just concluded India-South Africa series.

India retained their number one status in Test cricket after the thrilling victory over South Africa in Kolkata, which also entitles them to $175,000 given to the team that tops the chart at the annual cut-off date.

India ended Australia's seven-year run at the top of the Test rankings as they will finish as the numero uno Test team this year (2009-10) after their emphatic victory against South Africa at Eden Gardens here Thursday.