India regain top position in ICC ODI rankings

Following the two consecutive wins against England and Australia’s shock defeat to Zimbabwe, Indian cricket team has regained its top spot in the ICC rankings table for the One Day International teams.

South Africa is at the second spot, while Sri Lanka is placed at number 3. The Australians suffered a big drop in their ranking, falling to number 4 position as a result of the twin losses in the ongoing triangular series involving South Africa. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, did not improve their ranking but gained 3 rating points. This reduced the gap between the minnows Bangladesh and the African nation to 11 rating points.

MS Dhoni(right), Suresh Raina(centre) and Ravichandran Ashwin(left) celebrate a wicket during the 3rd One Day International against England at Trent Bridge

With only 3 rating points separating the top 4 teams, the ODI ranking table is bound to see a lot of shuffle in the coming days as teams battle it out in preparation for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. India has 2 more one-dayers to play against England, while Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe clash in the remaining three matches of the tri-series.

The ranking table updated as on 31st August 2014 is as follows:

Team	Matches	Points	Rating
India	57	6485	114
South Africa	40	4522	113
Sri Lanka	65	7245	111
Australia	38	4230	111
England	43	4575	106
Pakistan	50	4998	100
New Zealand	31	3031	98
West Indies	43	4107	96
Bangladesh	28	1940	69
Zimbabwe	30	1736	58
Afghanistan	13	550	42
Ireland	9	297	33