It's good news for Virat Kohli and his men while the worries for England team went a notch higher after the loss against Australia in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 as they also lost their dominance in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings. India surpassed England in ICC Cricket team's ODI rankings after the English team lost to Australia by 64 runs in their previous match of World Cup 2019. England dropped to 122 ratings in ODI rankings, and India, who had 123 ratings, went one point above the World Cup 2019 hosts, leading their way to the top of the table. Twitter Mocks England’s ICC ODI Number 1 Ranking After Losing to Australia in Cricket World Cup 2019 Match at Lord’s
India grabbed the Number 1 ODI rank from England, who held the position since May 2018. The list of new rankings was also shared by ESPN cricinfo on Twitter. Have a look.
Keep it up India!
After three defeats at #CWC19, England have fallen from the number one spot in the ICC men's ODI team rankings that they've held since May 2018.
India take their place as the top-ranked side!
Full rankings 👉 https://t.co/LN491yybaS pic.twitter.com/NZP065gQuD
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 26, 2019
England's drop in the rankings is the result of their three losses in the ongoing World Cup tournament in seven matches so far. Other than Australia, they lost to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the World Cup 2019. India have been unbeaten in the tournament so far with four wins in five matches. One match against New Zealand was washed off due to rains. Australian Police Troll England Cricket Fans on Twitter After ICC Cricket World Cup England vs Australia 2019 Match
New Zealand, who is showing great performance in the ICC World Cup 2019, tournament follows England on third position, while Australia and South Africa are placed on fourth and fifth positions respectively. India is already on the top of ICC's Test team rankings, so now, they dominate both the Tests and ODI team rankings.
Among the batsmen, Virat Kohli holds the top position in ICC Batting Rankings in ODIs and Tests while Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is Number 1 on ICC ODI Bowling Rankings.
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