India continued to hold the No. 1 position in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings following the annual update released today. However, their lead over New Zealand has reduced from eight to five points. India’s rating slipped by one point, from 119 to 118, while New Zealand gained two points, moving up to 113. Despite the marginal decline, India remains the leading ODI team in world cricket and continues to dominate the white-ball rankings after also retaining the No. 1 spot in the men’s T20 International rankings following last week’s update. Australia, the reigning ODI world champions, stayed third with an unchanged rating of 109. The biggest movement inside the top five came from South Africa, which climbed above Pakistan to move into fourth place.
