The Indian cricket team has slipped to the fourth spot in the latest men’s Test rankings released by the ICC (International Cricket Council) on Monday, May 05. The Rohit Sharma-led side has dropped down one place to be at the fourth spot, with 105 ratings to their name.
India’s drop comes following their back-to-back series losses against New Zealand and Australia. The Kiwis inflicted a historic whitewash on the Asian Giants, beating them by 3-0 for the first time ever on the latter’s home soil.
On the other hand, Australia beat them 3-1 in the five-match Test series in 2024-25, which meant that India had to give up their hold on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time since 2017.
Apart from them, England have made a rapid rise in the rankings, climbing to the second spot with 113 ratings to their name. The Ben Stokes-led side have reaped the fruit of their series victories over West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
World Test Championship (WTC) defending campions Australia continued to stay at the top with 126 ratings while the finalist of the upcoming WTC final South Africa slipped to third spot with 111 ratings to their name.
While India suffered a drop in the Test rankings, they continued their dominance in the white-ball formats, being at the top of both ODI and T20I rankings. The Men in Blue maintained their top spot in the ODI rankings with 124 ratings, following their Champions Trophy 2025 triumph.
The Suryakumar Yadav-led young brigade also maintained their top spot in T20I rankings, remaining unbeaten in bilateral series throughout 2024.
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