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ICC Test & ODI Rankings

Ford_GTHO351

U19 Vice-Captain
ICC Test Rankings

1 Australia 125
2 South Africa 113
3 Pakistan 102
4 England 101
5 India 100
6 New Zealand 100
7 Sri Lanka 96
8 West Indies 82
9 Zimbabwe 55
10 Bangladesh 1

ICC ODI Rankings

1 Australia 135
2 South Africa 113
3 Sri Lanka 109
4 New Zealand 109
5 India 107
6 Pakistan 106
7 England 106
8 West Indies 100
9 Zimbabwe 64
10 Kenya 28
11 Bangladesh 3

Do you all here agree with these ICC rankings?
 

Armadillo

State Vice-Captain
The test ratings are ok but I don't quite agree with Sri Lanka being third in OD, perhaps India or New Zealand
 

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
The systems are fundamentally flawed for more reasons than I can be bothered to go into here - the biggest being their dependence on the team's last couple of series - so if a team has a couple of easy-ish home series in a row, they are boosted ridiculously, and if a team has difficult tours, they plummet.

See the official CW rankings for a vastly superior system :)
 

Craig

World Traveller
Neil Pickup said:
The systems are fundamentally flawed for more reasons than I can be bothered to go into here - the biggest being their dependence on the team's last couple of series - so if a team has a couple of easy-ish home series in a row, they are boosted ridiculously, and if a team has difficult tours, they plummet.

See the official CW rankings for a vastly superior system :)
Nothing like getting in some own rankings so promotion :P ;) :alien384: :frog:
 

mavric41

State Vice-Captain
thierry henry said:
If NZ beat SA then we'll go up a place or two, right?? Then I think the rankings will be fair enough.
If you pickup 3 points you go from 6th to 3rd.
 

Salamuddin

International Debutant
The test rankings look reasonable enough to me.

But SL at 3 in ODIS is surprising -- I am assuming they have a very good ODI record at home. But What about their record away ?
 

The 3rd Umpire

Cricket Spectator
Ford_GTHO351 said:
ICC Test Rankings

1 Australia 125
2 South Africa 113
3 Pakistan 102
4 England 101
5 India 100
6 New Zealand 100
7 Sri Lanka 96
8 West Indies 82
9 Zimbabwe 55
10 Bangladesh 1

ICC ODI Rankings

1 Australia 135
2 South Africa 113
3 Sri Lanka 109
4 New Zealand 109
5 India 107
6 Pakistan 106
7 England 106
8 West Indies 100
9 Zimbabwe 64
10 Kenya 28
11 Bangladesh 3
TESTS - Rankings usually don't mean much ( unless a foolproof system was devised ) as they don't always tell the full story. Based on Australia's experiences over the last decade, I would say India, NZ and Sri Lanka are underrated, while England and Pakistan are overrated. Mind you, there is not much between No.3 and No.7.

Can't dispute the top 2 though, most would agree with that, while India appears the only nation capable of challenging these two over the next 5 years. Unless Pakistan rediscover their amazing teenage production line. Anything could happen with them.


ODI - Apart from Sri Lanka's No.3 ranking, these appear accurate enough, but form can change quickly in the short game. Only 9 points between No.3 and No.8, so this could change in 2 months. :)
 

Tim

Cricketer Of The Year
Sri Lanka's home form in ODI's has been mixed recently hasn't it?

They won the England series thanks to the demolition in the 1st ODI & then good fortune with the weather.

But they also lost the tri-series which also featured NZ & Pakistan.
 

Salamuddin

International Debutant
Tim said:
Sri Lanka's home form in ODI's has been mixed recently hasn't it?

They won the England series thanks to the demolition in the 1st ODI & then good fortune with the weather.

But they also lost the tri-series which also featured NZ & Pakistan.
Then how come they're number 3 ?
 

luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
Craig said:
Nothing like getting in some own rankings so promotion :P ;) :alien384: :frog:
I don't even bother checking the ICC rankings any more - Neil's are so much more 'accurate', if you can have such a thing.
 

SquidAU

First Class Debutant
I don't look at the ICC rankings......I already know Australia is still on top, so why do I have to look?:D
 

Beleg

International Regular
The 3rd Umpire posted,

Can't dispute the top 2 though, most would agree with that, while India appears the only nation capable of challenging these two over the next 5 years. Unless Pakistan rediscover their amazing teenage production line. Anything could happen with them.
While Australia deservedly is the top test nation in the world, I won't back your claim on South Africa. They were recently defeated both by Pakistan and NZ.

There isn't much between 2-7 for me.
 

Asif.S

Cricket Spectator
Ford_GTHO351 said:
ICC Test Rankings

1 Australia 125
2 South Africa 113
3 Pakistan 102
4 England 101
5 India 100
6 New Zealand 100
7 Sri Lanka 96
8 West Indies 82
9 Zimbabwe 55
10 Bangladesh 1

ICC ODI Rankings

1 Australia 135
2 South Africa 113
3 Sri Lanka 109
4 New Zealand 109
5 India 107
6 Pakistan 108
7 England 106
8 West Indies 100
9 Zimbabwe 64
10 Kenya 28
11 Bangladesh 3

Do you all here agree with these ICC rankings?
I think Pakistan deserves higher rank than india in ODI.Pak plays comparingly much better than Indians.Howcome then Indians are at 5 and Pak is at 6.I suppose it should be at 3 or 4 rank.Please consider my opinion
 
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luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
Asif.S said:
I think Pakistan deserves higher rank than india in ODI.Pak plays comparingly much better than Indians.Howcome then Indians are at 5 and Pak is at 6.I suppose it should be at 3 or 4 rank.Please consider my opinion
This is a very old discussion thread, and the ICC rantings ( :D ) shown in them are out of date.
 

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