ICC releases ODI rankings: India retains top spot

ICC releases ODI rankings: India retains top spot

The International Cricket Council has released its annual ODI team rankings, with the India national cricket team retaining the top position.

According to the latest standings, India continues to lead the table with 118 rating points. The New Zealand national cricket team is ranked second with 113 points, while the Australia national cricket team holds third place with 109 points.

South Africa national cricket team has overtaken the Pakistan national cricket team to move into fourth position. South Africa has 102 rating points, while Pakistan has 98 points, pushing them down to fifth place.

In the rest of the rankings, the Sri Lanka national cricket team is sixth, the Afghanistan national cricket team seventh, and the England national cricket team eighth. Bangladesh national cricket team is ninth, while the West Indies national cricket team completes the top ten in tenth place.

It is worth mentioning here that ICC had released the latest player rankings in the month of April. In the ODI batsmen’s rankings, Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand is ranked number one, followed by Virat Kohli of India in second place and Ibrahim Zadran in third.

Pakistan’s Babar Azam is ranked sixth, while Salman Agha holds the tenth position.

Among Bangladesh players, Towhid Hridoy has moved up five places to 27th, and Tanzeed Hasan has climbed 14 places to reach 40th.

ODI bowlers’ rankings

Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan is ranked number one, followed by England’s Jofra Archer in second place. Australia’s Adam Zampa and Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed have each moved up one place to 10th and 11th, respectively. Bangladesh’s Irshad Hossain has risen 10 places to reach 60th.

ODI all-Rounders’ rankings

Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai holds the top position in the ODI all-rounder rankings.

Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza has moved up one place to second, while Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraz has dropped two places to fourth. Rashid Khan has also climbed two places to reach fifth in the all-rounders’ rankings.

It is worth mentioning that ICC had earlier released the latest rankings for ODI and T20 players in December 2025.

According to the ICC, India’s Shubman Gill is at the top of the ODI batsmen’s rankings, while Pakistan’s Babar Azam remains in third position.

In the ODI rankings, England’s Joe Root has climbed five places to 19th, while Jos Buttler has moved up seven places to 35th.

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