Indian Cricket TeamA 1-2 loss against Australia in March has affected Team India’s ranking. While Pakistan has benefited from the ODI series win against New Zealand. Whether or not there will be a clash between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup, everyone is now looking for the answer. Also, it is almost certain that the match between the two teams will be held in the ODI World Cup.
However, there is still a lot of time left for these two big tournaments. Prior to that, there is currently a separate competition between the two teams in the ICC rankings. Both the teams are competing to outplay each other, where currently Pakistan has a slight lead over Team India.
While on one hand the Indian team is currently away from international cricket action and is currently busy with IPL 2023. Pakistan has played a few ODI matches in recent times. Babar Azam’s team defeated New Zealand 4-1 in the five-match ODI series last week. The result of this win has benefited Pakistan in the ICC rankings.
Pakistan has overtaken India
The annual update of the ODI rankings was released by the ICC on Thursday, with Australia maintaining its reign at number one. On the other hand, the Indian team which was at the second position till last week has now moved to the third position, while Pakistan, which is at the third position, has achieved the second position. There is also a difference in ranking points.
What is the annual update?
According to the ICC, the results of all series after May 2020 have been counted in the annual rankings. Under this category results carry 50 per cent weightage till May 2022, while thereafter each category carries 100 per cent weightage. Thus, India recently suffered the loss of the ODI series at home against Australia.
A comeback opportunity for Team India
Now the race will continue till the World Cup, during which both the teams will play many matches. The Indian team will travel to the West Indies next month after the final of the World Test Championship, where apart from Tests and T20s, they will also play an ODI series. Team India will try to put up a strong performance in this series and grab the top spot in the rankings.
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