As things stand at present, India occupies fourth position with 102 ratings points, while England is one spot behind with 100 ratings points. Depending upon the outcome of the Test series, both teams can go as high as number three or drop to as low as number seven.
For India, the equation is straightforward: a series win will be sufficient to help it leapfrog Pakistan into third position.
However, a vault up the rankings is a bit trickier for England, which needs to win the series by a difference of no less than two Tests to take on third place. Victory by just one Test will help it swap places with India.
Meanwhile, both teams can potentially drop to number seven. If India wins all five Tests, then Alastair Cook’s side will plummet to seventh position, while a 4-1 series result will see England slip to sixth. Conversely, if England wins the series by 4-0 or better, then India will drop to seventh spot.
India’s Cheteshwar Pujara, static in seventh place, will have the opportunity to break into the top five, while Virat Kohli, who currently occupies tenth position, will have the chance to consolidate his place in the top 10.
Pujara trails fifth-ranked Shivnarine Chanderpaul by 35 ratings points, while Kohli needs 16 ratings points to both move ahead of Ross Taylor of New Zealand and also break the 800-point barrier.
Ian Bell, in 18th place, is the only batsman from England to find a place amongst the top 20.
Outside the top 20, batsmen likely to be seen in action from both the sides are Alistair Cook (21st), Joe Root (26th), MS Dhoni (29th), Matt Prior (32nd), Rohit Sharma (33rd), Murali Vijay (42nd), Ajinikya Rahane (45th) and Shikhar Dhawan (50th).
Gary Ballance and Sam Robson, who did well for England against Sri Lanka, are in 83rd and 94th places, respectively.
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin in seventh position is the highest-ranked bowler from either side in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers. James Anderson (12th) and Stuart Broad (14th) are the other bowlers to feature inside the top 20.
Other bowlers to watch out for are Ishant Sharma (23rd), Ravindra Jadeja (26th), Mohammed Shami (33rd), Ben Stokes (46th), Liam Plunkett (50th), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (73rd) and Chris Woakes (118th).
In the All-rounders’ table, Ashwin (second) and Stuart Broad (fifth) feature in the top five.
Series schedule:
9-13 July – 1st Test, Nottingham
17-21 July – 2nd Test, Lord’s
27-31 July – 3rd Test, Southampton
7-11 August – 4th Test, Manchester
15-19 August – 5th Test, The Oval
Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings table
Rank Team Rating
1 Australia 123
2 South Africa 123
3 Pakistan 103
4 India 102
5 England 100
6 Sri Lanka 96
7 New Zealand 93
8 West Indies 74
9 Zimbabwe 40
10 Bangladesh 21
(Developed by David Kendix)
Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 AB de Villiers SA 922 51.94 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
2 K Sangakkara SL 896 58.63 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
3 Hashim Amla SA 873 51.35 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
4 David Warner Aus 871! 46.54 871 v SA at Cape Town 2014
5 S.Chanderpaul WI 854 51.88 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
6 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 824! 48.75 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
7 C Pujara Ind 819* 58.92 851 v SA at Durban 2013
8 Michael Clarke Aus 818 51.50 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
9 Ross Taylor NZ 795 46.43 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
10 Virat Kohli Ind 784! 46.51 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
18 Ian Bell Eng 657 45.12 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
21 Alastair Cook Eng 633 45.90 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
26 Joe Root Eng 610* 41.86 630 v SL at Lord's 2014
29 MS Dhoni Ind 604 38.77 662 v SA at Kolkata 2010
32 Matt Prior Eng 583 41.00 745 v NZ at Auckland 2013
33 Rohit Sharma Ind 578*! 56.87 578 v NZ at Wellington 2014
42 Murali Vijay Ind 530* 35.24 569 v SA at Durban 2013
45 Ajinkya Rahane Ind 513*! 47.37 513 v NZ at Wellington 2014
50 S Dhawan Ind 475*! 48.54 475 v NZ at Wellington 2014
83 Gary Ballance Eng 334*! 45.20 334 v SL at Headingley 2014
94 Sam Robson Eng 305*! 42.75 305 v SL at Headingley 2014
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 Dale Steyn SA 898 23.01 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 Ryan Harris Aus 870! 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 V Philander SA 865 20.11 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
4 M Johnson Aus 844! 27.42 844 v SA at Cape Town 2014
5 Saeed Ajmal Pak 787 27.46 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
6 Tim Southee NZ 783 29.83 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
7 R Ashwin Ind 744 28.50 808 v WI at Mumbai 2013
8 Rangana Herath SL 739 30.51 838 v NZ at Colombo (PSS) 2012
9 Trent Boult NZ 737* 27.45 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
10= Kemar Roach WI 733! 27.04 733 v NZ at Bridgetown 2014
Peter Siddle Aus 733 29.37 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
12 (-2) J Anderson Eng 731 30.36 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
14 (-1) Stuart Broad Eng 719 30.43 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
23 Ishant Sharma Ind 548 37.56 671 v WI at Dominica 2011
26 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 507* 26.30 570 v SA at Durban 2013
33 M Shami Ind 422*! 29.48 422 v NZ at Wellington 2014
46 Ben Stokes Eng 305* 32.80 311 v Aus at Sydney 2014
50 Liam Plunkett Eng 286*! 36.67 286 v SL at Headingley 2014
73 B Kumar Ind 203* 37.88 211 v WI at Mumbai 2013
118= Chris Woakes Eng 7* 96.00 8 v Aus at The Oval 2013
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Points HS Rating
1 Vernon Philander SA 376*/ ! 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
2 R Ashwin Ind 373*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
3 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 364 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
4 Mitchell Johnson Aus 280 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
5 Stuart Broad Eng 274 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
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