Test batting rankings: Joe Root’s dominance

England’s Joe Root once again remains the number-1 batsman in Test cricket. He has 867 rating points in his account, which shows his consistency and experience. In second place is England’s Harry Brook, who scored aggressively and scored 846 points.

New Zealand’s great Kane Williamson is at third place, who has 822 points. Australia’s Travis Head is at fourth place and Steve Smith is at fifth place. This ranking shows that the batsmen of England and Australia continue to dominate in Test cricket.

ODI batting ranking: Rohit leads

Indian captain Rohit Sharma remains at the top position in ODI cricket. With 781 rating points, Rohit has taken advantage of his rhythm and performance in big matches. At second place is Virat Kohli, who continues to be in the top-3 with 773 points.

New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell is at third place, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran is at fourth place and India’s young star Shubhman Gill is at fifth place. This list shows that the influence of Asian batsmen is continuously increasing in ODI cricket.

T20 batting ranking: The performance of young players

The biggest change has been seen in T20 International. India’s Abhishek Sharma has become the number-1 batsman with 908 rating points. After him, Phil Salt of England is in second place.

India’s Tilak Verma is at third place, Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka is at fourth place and England captain Jos Buttler is at fifth place. This ranking clearly indicates that the era of young and aggressive batsmen is going on in T20 cricket.

The Indian women’s cricket team has once again proved its strong claim by making a 5-0 clean sweep in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. In the fifth and last T20 match played in Thiruvananthapuram, India ended the series brilliantly by defeating Sri Lanka by 15 runs. After this victory, the biggest question in the minds of the fans is what number the Indian team is now in the ICC Women’s T20 Rankings.

India’s position in ICC T20 rankings

According to the latest ICC Women’s T20 Team Rankings released on 30 December 2025, the Indian women’s team remains at the third position. India has played 49 T20 International matches so far, in which it has got a total of 12,968 points. The rating of the Indian team is 265, which keeps it among the top-3 teams of the world.

Australia and England ahead

Australia’s women’s team is at number one in the ICC rankings. Australia has scored 9,260 points in 31 matches and its rating is 299. Whereas the England team is in second place. England has collected 12,751 points in 46 matches and its rating is 277. India is still a little behind these two teams, but the distance is not considered to be too much.

India benefits from victory over Sri Lanka

India has got a direct advantage in the ranking due to the 5-0 win against Sri Lanka. Although there was no change in India’s position, the points and ratings have definitely strengthened. At the same time, the Sri Lankan team remains at seventh position even after this defeat. Sri Lanka has scored 9,741 points in 43 matches and its rating is 227.

Rest of the teams in top-5

New Zealand’s team is in fourth place, just below India. New Zealand’s rating is 253. After this, South Africa is present at fifth position with 242 rating. West Indies is at sixth position, while Sri Lanka remains at seventh position. Overall, India currently stands firmly at number three in the ICC Women’s T20 Rankings and is ready to give a tough challenge to Australia and England by performing better in the upcoming matches.

ICC has released the rankings of women players on Tuesday, 23 December. Smriti Mandhana has suffered a loss in the ranking of women ODI batsmen, she has lost her top position. Whereas Indian all-rounder player Deepti Sharma has become the number-1 T20 bowler. Deepti has 737 rating points, while Australian player Annabel Sutherland, who has slipped to second place from the top, has 736 rating points.

There has been no change in the ranking of ICC women’s teams. The number 1 team in ODI and T20 is Australia. Indian women’s cricket team is at number-3 in both the formats. Talking about the ranking of women ODI batsmen, South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt has come at number one. He has 820 rating points. Smriti Mandhana has lost her top position in the latest rankings, she slipped to second place with 811 rating points. There was no change in the top-10 in the list including third (Ashleigh Gardner), fourth (Nat Sciver Brunt).

Deepti Sharma became No.1 T20 bowler

All-rounder Deepti Sharma took 1 wicket for 20 runs in the first T20 against Sri Lanka on 21 December, due to this performance her rating became one point above Annabel Sutherland. Deepti became the number-1 T20 bowler with 737 rating points, while Sutherland came in second place with 736 rating points. Deepti has become the number-1 T20 bowler for the first time.

Deepti Sharma is at fourth and third position in ODI and T20 all-rounder rankings respectively. Talking about ODI all-rounders, Australia’s Ashley Gardner is at first place, who has 498 rating points. West Indies’ Hayley Mathews is at first place in the T20 all-rounder rankings.

The second match of the ongoing 5-match T20 series between Indian women vs Sri Lanka women team will be played today in Visakhapatnam. The match will start at 7 pm. Deepti Sharma will have a chance to take 150 T20 International wickets. Currently he has 148 wickets in his name in 130 T20 International matches.

ICC Team Rankings: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the team rankings, in which different pictures are seen in the three formats Test, ODI and T20. Australia has maintained its supremacy in Test cricket, while India’s dominance is clearly visible in limited overs cricket.

Who is on top in test ranking

Australia is at first place in the latest ICC rankings for Test cricket. Australia has scored 3732 points in 30 test matches and its rating is 124. Australia has maintained this position on the basis of strong fast bowling and experienced batting.

South Africa is at second place, which has scored 3581 points and a rating of 116 in 31 matches. England is in third place with 4469 points in 40 matches. Whereas India is at fourth position with 4064 points and rating of 104 in 39 matches. New Zealand is at fifth position with 2839 points in 29 matches.

India’s dominance in ODI ranking

India remains at first position in ODI cricket. India has scored 5089 points in 42 matches and its rating is 121. Consistent good performance and balanced team combination has been India’s biggest strength.

New Zealand is in second place with 4956 points and rating of 113 in 44 matches. Australia is at third position with 4134 points in 38 matches. Pakistan is at fourth position with 4294 points from 41 matches, while Sri Lanka is at fifth position with 4392 points from 44 matches.

Who won the T20 rankings?

India also remains number-1 in T20 International ranking. India has scored 19312 points in 71 matches and its rating is 272. The team has benefited from aggressive batting and excellent performance of young players.

Australia is in second place with 11199 points and rating of 267 in 42 matches. England is at third position with 11609 points in 45 matches. New Zealand is at fourth position and South Africa is at fifth position.

On Wednesday, ICC has released the latest rankings, in which Virat Kohli has gained in ODI Batting Ranking. In the first match of the ongoing ODI series (IND vs SA ODI) against South Africa, Virat had played a brilliant century of 135 runs. Virat has now once again come one step closer to becoming the world’s number-1 batsman. Currently Rohit Sharma is the number-1 batsman in ODIs.

Virat has advantage in ranking

Virat has benefited from his century innings against South Africa, due to which he has now moved up to fourth position with the gain of one place. He has achieved fourth position by defeating Shubman Gill. Virat’s rating points have reached 751, while Rohit Sharma, who is at number one, has 783 rating points.

4 Indians among top-10 batsmen

Let us tell you that there are four Indian batsmen in the top-10 of the ODI batting rankings. Rohit Sharma is at the first place, while Virat Kohli is at the fourth place and the regular captain of the Indian ODI team, Shubman Gill is at the fifth place. The fourth Indian batsman in the top-10 is Shreyas Iyer, who remains at number nine in the rankings.

1. Rohit Sharma (India)
2. Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
3. Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)
4. Virat Kohli (India)
5. Shubman Gill (India)

Kuldeep Yadav has also gained in bowling rankings in ODI format. Kuldeep has now moved up one place to sixth place in the ODI bowling rankings. Talking about Virat Kohli, he has never been able to become the world’s number-1 batsman in ODI rankings after the year 2021. Virat had recently scored the 52nd century of his ODI career and 83rd century of his international career.

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Australia has defeated England by 8 wickets in the first Ashes Test. This match ended in just 2 days. In the fourth innings, the Kangaroo team had a target of 205 runs, chasing which Travis Head single-handedly ensured Australia’s victory by playing an inning of 123 runs. After this match, there has been a big change in the points table of the World Test Championship. Australia still remains in first place in the current WTC cycle.

WTC Points Table

Australia has maintained its dominance in the points table of the World Test Championship. Australia has won all four of its matches so far in the WTC 2025-27 cycle, after which its points percentage is 100. Australia is still far ahead of other teams. On the other hand, difficulties are increasing for England, which has so far been able to register only 2 wins after playing 6 matches in the current cycle. England is currently at sixth position in the table. England’s points percentage is currently only 36.11.

South Africa is currently in second place in the points table, which is also the defending champion of the WTC. Sri Lanka is at third place and India is at fourth place. Pakistan remains at fifth position and England at sixth position. Bangladesh and West Indies have not been able to register any win yet, they are at seventh and eighth position respectively.

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Sri Lanka
4. India
5. Pakistan
6. England
7. bangladesh
8. west indies
9. New Zealand

The match lasted only 2 days

Australia vs England The first Ashes Test lasted only for 2 days, due to which the Perth pitch is being heavily criticized. England’s first innings was limited to 172 runs, in response to which host Australia was able to score only 132 runs in the first innings. England had got a lead of 40 runs.

England’s second innings also proved to be sluggish in batting, scoring only 164 runs, but on the basis of a lead of 40 runs in the first innings, they gave Australia a target of 205 runs. Australia won the match easily thanks to Travis Head’s century of 123 runs and Marnus Labuschagne’s half-century of 51 runs.

ICC Rankings After Women’s World Cup 2025: India’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana has suffered a big shock after the Women’s World Cup. Smriti performed very strongly in the World Cup. In the final too, Smriti Mandhana scored an inning of 45 runs. With this inning, Mandhana along with Shefali Verma gave a better start to the team. Smriti Mandhana also became the highest run scorer for India in the World Cup. But even after this, the number 1 crown has been snatched away from Smriti Mandhana in the latest ODI ICC rankings. Smriti has come to number 2 in the Women’s ODI batting rankings. South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has reached number 1 in the ICC ODI batting rankings.

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Number 1 crown snatched from Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana had remained number one in the ODI batting rankings for a long time. But now Smriti has come at second place with 811 rating points. Smriti Mandhana was the second player in terms of scoring the most runs in the World Cup. Smriti scored 434 runs in 9 matches at an average of 54.25 in the World Cup. Smriti Mandhana became the highest run scorer for India.

South African captain Laura Wolvaardt, who scored the most runs in the Women’s World Cup 2025, has also reached number one in the ICC ODI batting rankings. Laura Wolvaardt has become number one with 814 rating points. Laura also played a century in the final match played between India and South Africa. For South Africa, Laura kept fighting alone on the field, while no other batsman could even score a half-century.

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ICC ODI Rankings Latest Update: India’s star batsman Rohit Sharma has benefited a lot in the latest update of ICC ODI rankings. Rohit has been playing cricket for 18 years and has become number one in the ICC rankings for the first time. Rohit Sharma has achieved the number one position in the ICC ODI rankings at a time when he has retired from two formats of cricket. At the same time, Team India’s strong player Virat Kohli has suffered a loss in the ICC rankings. Virat has fallen one place in the ODI rankings.

This happened for the first time in 18 years

Veteran Indian cricket player Rohit Sharma has been playing ODI for Team India since June 2007. But in his 18-year-old cricketing career, Rohit Sharma has never become the number one batsman in the ICC rankings. After his strong performance in the ODI series against Australia, at the age of 38, Rohit has become the number one ODI batsman. Rohit scored 202 runs in the series against Australia. Rohit has benefited from this strong batting in ICC rankings. Now Rohit Sharma remains the number one ODI batsman with 781 rating points.

Virat Kohli in ICC rankings

Virat Kohli has suffered a loss in the ICC rankings. Before the ODI series against Australia, Virat was at number five in the ODI rankings. But after this series, now Kohli has come at number six. Virat had returned to the pavilion without opening his account in the first two ODIs on the Australia tour. In the third ODI match, Virat played an innings of 74 runs in 81 balls. Now Virat Kohli is at sixth position in the latest ICC ODI rankings with 725 rating points.

ICYMI new ground for Rohit Sharma as he stands above the rest as the No.1 ODI Men’s Batter

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ICC ODI Rankings, World Cup 2025: There is great excitement in the ICC rankings. The name of an Australian player remains at all three numbers – 1, 2 and 3. Australian player Ash Gardner is making waves in the ICC rankings. Whether it is batting or bowling, Gardner is dominating the Women’s World Cup in every aspect, the direct benefit of which is visible in her ICC rankings.

Dominance of Australian players in ICC rankings

Ash Gardner has made a huge leap in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings. Gardner has come second in this category. Gardner is at number three in bowling. Ash Gardner remains at number one in the ICC Women’s All-rounder Rankings.

Australian player Ash Gardner continues to dominate the ICC Women’s All-rounder Rankings. Gardner is at number one with 503 rating points. India’s Deepti Sharma’s name is also in the top 10 list in this category. Deepti has moved from fourth to fifth position with 384 rating points.

Ash Gardner has come second in the batting rankings with 731 rating points. In the women’s batting rankings, Gardner has moved straight from 8th to second position. Gardner has gained 100 rating points in the latest ICC rankings. Gardner has recently played a century against England in the World Cup, due to which his ICC ranking has increased.

Ash Gardner Ash Gardner has moved from second to third position in the ICC Women’s ODI Bowling Rankings. But this Australian player is still included in the top 3 list with 689 rating points.

The marvel of Ash Gardner on show at #CWC25

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— ICC (@ICC) October 29, 2025

India’s Smriti Mandhana on top

India’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana remains at number one in the ICC women’s batting rankings. Smriti has achieved the best rating of her cricketing career in the latest ICC rankings. Smriti Mandhana remains the number one ODI batsman with 828 rating points.

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Indian Player Career Best Rating In ICC Rankings: Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is going on in India and due to the strong performance of the players in this tournament, a big change is being seen in the ICC ODI rankings. India’s opening batsman Smriti Mandhana remains at number one in the ICC ODI rankings. Smriti’s century against New Zealand has given this player the best rating of her cricketing career. Australian cricket team player Ash Gardner has made a big gain in the ICC rankings. Gardner has moved straight from eighth to second position in the latest ODI rankings.

Smriti Mandhana’s magic in ICC rankings

The name of only one Indian player is included in the top 10 list of ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings and that is Smriti Mandhana. Smriti has remained number one in this list for a long time. In the latest ICC rankings, Smriti Mandhana is number one with 828 rating points. Smriti scored brilliant runs in the last two matches played in the league stage of the World Cup. Mandhana played an innings of 109 runs in the match against New Zealand. In the match against Bangladesh, Smriti returned unbeaten after scoring 34 runs.

Australia-South Africa advantage

Australian player Ash Gardner has come at second place with 731 rating points. In the latest ICC rankings, Gardner has gained about 100 rating points. This Australian player had played a strong century in the match against England.

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has also joined the top 3 in the ICC ODI rankings. Laura has gained 2 spots in the latest ranking. The South African captain is at third place with 716 rating points.

The ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings has seen major changes ahead of the #CWC25 semi-finals

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