The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest annual team rankings, revealing notable changes across all formats.
While Australia remain dominant in Tests and India continue to lead in white-ball cricket, Pakistan have dropped in the standings, with Sri Lanka emerging as one of the biggest climbers.
In the Men’s Test rankings, Australia retained their top position with a rating of 126.
However, their lead over other teams slightly decreased from 15 to 13 points following the latest update, which gives full weight to matches played since May 2024.
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England climbed to second in Tests with a 113 rating after winning three of their last four series, pushing South Africa and India to third and fourth.
The rest of the top 10—New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe—remained unchanged.
Ireland and Afghanistan remain unranked in Tests due to the minimum match requirements.
India extended their lead in ODIs to 124 points after winning the 2025 Champions Trophy, with New Zealand rising to second and Australia slipping to third.
Sri Lanka climbed to fourth after back-to-back ODI series wins over India and Australia. Pakistan sit fifth, despite gaining a point, while South Africa dropped to sixth.
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Afghanistan improved to seventh, ahead of England (eighth). West Indies moved up to ninth, and Bangladesh slipped to tenth.
The USA recorded the biggest rating increase (+6 points) in ODIs but stayed 15th. Oman rose to 16th, overtaking Canada.
In T20Is, India lead with a nine-point gap over second-placed Australia. England, New Zealand, West Indies, and South Africa follow.
Sri Lanka overtook Pakistan to reach seventh, pushing them to eighth. Bangladesh and Afghanistan round out the top 10.
Outside the top 10, Canada jumped nine rating points to break into the top 20, while Bahamas and Estonia made the largest positional gains, moving to 51st and 61st, respectively.
