India Retains No. 1 Spot in ICC Men’s ODI Team
Rankings
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India retained the No. 1
position in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after the annual update released on
11 June 2026.
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India’s rating stood at
118 points, ahead of New Zealand with 113 points and Australia with 109 points.
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The ICC Men’s ODI Team
Rankings are a points-based system used to rank teams in One Day International
cricket.
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Rating points are awarded
based on match results and the strength of opposition faced by each team.
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India’s lead over New
Zealand narrowed from eight rating points to five points after the annual
update.
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India’s rating decreased
from 119 to 118 points, while New Zealand’s rating increased by two points.
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The annual update gives
100% weightage to matches played since May 2025.
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Results from the previous
two years are given 50% weightage in the calculation.
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The annual recalculation
method is used by the International Cricket Council for ODI and T20I team
rankings.
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In the updated ODI
rankings, South Africa moved ahead of Pakistan to claim fourth place.
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South Africa reached 102
rating points, while Pakistan dropped to fifth place with 98 points.
¨ Australia, the reigning ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup champions, retained third place with an unchanged rating of 109 points.
¨ India also remained at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings following the annual update conducted in the previous week.
