IND vs. NZ:After cleanly sweeping Sri Lanka 3-0 in the ODI series, the Indian team is set for the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand. The ODI series will begin on Wednesday, January 18. The Indian team will become the number one ODI team by sweeping New Zealand 3-0 in this series. New Zealand currently sits at number one in the ODI rankings. The Kiwi team has a rating of 117.
Recently, New Zealand defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the ODI series at home. In such a situation, it will not be easy for the Indian team to play the series against New Zealand. The Kiwis team is very strong in ODI. So let us know how the India team can become the number one ODI team by sweeping New Zealand 3-0.
The equation will be like this
At present, the Indian team is ranked number four in the ICC ODI rankings. At the same time, England is at number two and the Australia team is at number three. The Indian team has achieved 110 ratings by defeating Sri Lanka 3-0 in the ODI series. While the New Zealand team is at number one with 117 ratings.
After beating New Zealand 3-0, the rating of the Indian team will be 114. On the other hand, New Zealand will lose their points after losing three consecutive games and will be ranked number four instead of India. In this way, Team India will get the number one position in ODI. While England and Australia will remain in their places in ODIs.
Indian team can become number one in all three formats
Along with the ODIs, the team has a chance to become the number one team in all three formats. The Indian team is already at number one in T20 International. At the same time, the Indian team can become number one in ODI by defeating New Zealand 3-0. Apart from this, the Indian team is present at number two in the Test. By recording a 3-1 victory in the four test series against Australia, the Indian team can go as high as number one. Australia is currently number one in Testing.
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