England overtake India to reach no. 1 in ODI rankings

England’s rise up the table is largely because of a forgettable 2014-15 season which saw them winning only seven out of 25 ODIs against other Full Members. The 2014-15 season has been dropped from the latest calculations while those from the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons are weighted at 50 per cent.

England, who last topped the ODI rankings in January 2013 have gained eight points and moved to 125 points. India, who were at the top before the update, have lost a solitary point and are in second place with a total of 122 points.  South Africa, who were second, have dropped down to third place after losing four points, from 117 to 113, leaving them nine points adrift of India and only one point ahead of fourth- placed New Zealand.

The remaining places remain unchanged, meaning that the current top 10 ranked sides are the ones who will be playing in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. However, there have been some significant changes in points.

World champions Australia have lost eight points to go down to 104 in fifth position and are only two points ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 winners Pakistan, who have gained six points.

In other changes, Bangladesh (93 points) have gained three points, Sri Lanka (77) have lost seven points, the Windies (69) have lost five points, Afghanistan (63) have gained five points, Zimbabwe (55) have gained four points and 12th-placed Ireland (38) have lost three points.

In the T20I rankings led by Pakistan, there is no change in the top seven places but Afghanistan are now ahead of Sri Lanka in eighth slot.

Pakistan (130) and Australia (126) remain in the first two positions without a change in their points total while India have gained two points to reach 123. New Zealand (116) are unchanged on points while England (115) have gained a solitary point.

Other significant changes on the T20I table see South Africa (114) and the Windies (114) both gain three points with the former ahead on decimals in sixth position, Sri Lanka (85, ninth position) lose four points, Zimbabwe (58, 12th) lose three points, the Netherlands (53, 13th) gain four points, Hong Kong (42, 15th) lose four points and Ireland (33, 17th) lose three points.

MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 2 May, following the annual update):

Rank    Team                Points

1          England            125 (+8)

2          India                 122 (-1)

3          South Africa      113 (-4)

4          New Zealand     112 (-2)

5          Australia            104 (-8)

6          Pakistan           102 (+6)

7          Bangladesh        93 (+3)

8          Sri Lanka          77 (-7)

9          Windies             69 (-5)

10         Afghanistan      63 (+5)

11         Zimbabwe         55 (+4)

12         Ireland               38 (-3)

MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings (as on 2 May, following the annual update):

Rank    Team                Points

1          Pakistan           130 (-)

2          Australia           126 (-)

3          India                  123 (+2)

4          New Zealand     116 (-)

5          England            115 (+1)

6          South Africa      114 (+3)

7          Windies            114 (+3)

8          Afghanistan      87 (-1)

9          Sri Lanka          85 (-4)

10         Bangladesh       75 (-2)

11         Scotland           66 (-1)

12         Zimbabwe         58 (-3)

13         Netherlands       53 (+4)

14         UAE                  51 (-1)

15         Hong Kong       42 (-4)

16         Oman               39 (+1)

17         Ireland              33 (-3)