 "India captain Rohit Sharma shakes his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Rizwan's hand during the Champions Trophy. Image: AP")
India have once again proven why they are considered one of the top cricket teams in the world. In the latest ICC team rankings update, India continued their dominance in the shorter formats of the game, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20 Internationals (T20Is). Meanwhile, Pakistan have suffered a drop in rankings across all three formats.
This comes amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan over the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
India No.1 in ODIs and T20Is
India are sitting comfortably at the top of both the ODI and T20I team rankings. In ODIs, their recent ICC Champions Trophy 2025 victory in Dubai helped boost their rating to 124, up from 122. They are ahead of second-placed New Zealand, who lost the CT 2025 final, and third-placed Australia.
In T20Is, reigning world champions India remain number one as well. However, their lead over Australia has slightly reduced from 10 points to 9. Even so, they continue to be the best team in the world in the shortest format, backed by consistent performances both at home and away.
Pakistan drop down the table
It’s not been a great update for Pakistan. In Tests, they remain at number 7, far behind the top teams. In ODIs, they have slipped to 5th place, losing ground to Sri Lanka, who moved ahead after strong series wins against India and Australia.
In T20Is, things are even worse for Pakistan. They dropped to 8th place, falling behind Sri Lanka, who are now 7th. This shows Pakistan’s struggles across all formats in recent years. They recently failed to qualify for the knockouts of the Champions Trophy despite being the host of the tournament.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsAustralia still top in Tests, England rise
While India are currently dominating white-ball cricket, Australia continue to lead in the Test format. They have a rating of 126 and are still on top, although England have closed the gap and are now second. India, who were previously second, have fallen to fourth place behind England and South Africa.
Australia and South Africa are scheduled to play the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle in June this year. India played the first two finals of the WTC but lost on both occasions, first to New Zealand in 2019-21 and then to Australia in 2021-23. India finished third this year.