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Team India becomes No. 1 in the ICC ODI Rankings: Late on Sunday evening, after Team India’s spectacular win over Sri Lanka in the 2023 Asia Cup final and South Africa’s series win over Australia, cricket fans were suddenly shocked to learn that the Indian team had won and Australia had lost. How did the Pakistan team manage to reach number one in the ICC ODI rankings? The interesting thing is that Pakistan’s performance in the Asia Cup was very poor, while Team India set new winning records but had to settle for second place. However, the ratings of India and Pakistan are at par and the Indian team has a chance to regain the number one spot ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
Team India and Pakistan have equal ratings
As for the latest ICC ODI rankings, the Pakistan team is ranked first with a rating of 115. Team India’s rating is also at 115 but was maintained at second place. In fact, Pakistan has played 27 matches to get this rating while Team India has this rating after playing 41 matches. Although not much is known about how the ICC rankings are compiled, it is believed that this is why the Indian team would have remained at number two. At the same time, the team that was previously number one, Australia, had to move straight up to third place. In the series between Australia and South Africa, Australia won the first two games, but after that, after losing three games in a row, they not only lost the series but also lost first place.
Team India can become number one if they win two games of the three-match ODI series against Australia.
Now the question is whether Team India can become number one before the 2023 World Cup. The answer is: yes, it is possible. The three-match ODI series between India and Australia begins on September 22. If Team India manages to win its two games, no one will be able to stop them becoming number one again. But if there is a loss in two games and the Indian team can only win one game, then it will definitely be difficult. In this case, the Pakistan team will remain in first place and Australia will overtake the Indian team and reach second place. There’s a lot of multiplication involved here, and even the slightest mistake can prove costly. The focus for now should be on winning at least two games in the series and taking first place together with the series. It remains to be seen whether Team India achieves this feat or we will have to wait for a while.
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