ICC rankings

Afridi reclaims No. 1 spot in ICC Men's ODI Bowler Rankings

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (up 11 places to equal 23rd) and Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai (up two spots to equal 31st) also made ground on the list for ODI batters, while West Indies spinner Gudakesh Motie (up one place to equal 14th) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (up nine rungs to equal 23rd) were among the movers for ODI bowlers.

Afghanistan overtake Bangladesh in ODI rankings

Bangladesh and Afghanistan have traded places in the latest update of the ICC ODI rankings after the three-match ODI series between the sides with the Tigers slipping down one spot to number nine and the Afghans moving above them to number eight.

Root reclaims No.1 Test ranking

England star Joe Root has been rewarded for his excellent series against the West Indies by overtaking New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson and re-claiming his crown as the No.1 ranked batter on the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings.

Root closes in on No.1 Test batter ranking

Root improves 12 rating points to close within seven rating points of the New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson and could re-claim top billing with another strong showing with the bat during the third and final Test against the West Indies in Birmingham.

Ranking boost for West Indies ahead of T20 World Cup

In the leadup to the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, co-hosts West Indies took on South Africa at home, and have made substantial gains in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings on the back of a 3-0 series win.

Bangladesh duo on the rise in T20 rankings

A pair of experienced Bangladesh players have been rewarded for their good form against Zimbabwe by making giant strides on the latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings.

Ashwin reclaims top bowler's spot in Tests

India's Ravichandran Ashwin reclaimed the top spot in the test bowler's rankings on Wednesday following his nine-wicket haul in the fifth and final test against England last week.

From regaining ODI status to making ODI Rankings, Canada's rise continues

After the ICC Annual Men's Team Rankings update on 1 May 2023, Canada were just outside the set-up, with four qualifying matches and a rating of 20.

Root, Jaiswal make headway in Test batting rankings

Former England captain Joe Root is back in the top three of the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings and India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has advanced towards the top 10 after some fine performances in the fourth match of their ICC World Test Championship series in Ranchi which India won by five wickets to go 3-1 up in the five-match series.

January 3, 2024
January 3, 2024

Kohli re-enters Test top 10 after runs in SA

Kohli's 38 and 76 in India's defeat to South Africa was enough for the 35-year-old to move four places (761), positioned as the top India batter in the list.

December 26, 2023
December 26, 2023

Bangladesh star Fargana surges in Women's rankings

Fargana Hoque's century, her second hundred, in the second ODI might have gone in vain but it gave her a two-spot ranking boost as she climbed to No.13 for batters.

December 20, 2023
December 20, 2023

Adil Rashid new No. 1 T20I bowler in the world

Rashid becomes just the second player from England to hold the No.1 ranking for T20I bowlers after off-spinner Graeme Swann held the top spot back more than a decade ago.

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

Taijul surpasses Shakib with career-best ranking 

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam jumped four places to a career-best 14th in the ICC Test Bowlers’ Rankings after his 10-wicket haul and Player of the Match heroics against New Zealand in the first of the two-match series.

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

A new star is born as Bishnoi claims top ranking

Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam jumps four places to a career-best 14th after his 10-wicket haul and player of the match heroics against the Kiwis in Sylhet in the first Test of the two-match series. Taijul's total of 708 rating points is the highest-ever by a Bangladesh bowler, surpassing Shakib Al Hasan’s 705 achieved in August 2017.

September 23, 2023
September 23, 2023

India reach number one in all three cricket formats

Only South Africa in 2012 have previously achieved the feat, according to the International Cricket Council

June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023

Shanto, Mominul gain big in ICC Test batters rankings 

A thumping victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Mirpur saw Bangladesh batters Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque gain significantly in the ICC Test batters rankings.

May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023

Pakistan displaces India, Bangladesh remain seventh in ICC rankings

Australia have retained their No.1 spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's ODI Rankings after the annual update but face strong competition ahead with Pakistan and India on their toes.

May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023

New Zealand avoid Pakistan whitewash despite Iftikhar run blitz

The defeat means Pakistan's rise to number one in the ODI rankings lasted just 48 hours and they are now third behind Australia and India.

November 2, 2022
November 2, 2022

Rizwan's reign is over as SKY rises to rankings pinnacle

India batter Suryakumar Yadav has completed his remarkable recent rise to claim top spot on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men's Player Rankings for T20I batters.