Indian team marched into the number one spot in the one-day Internationals ranking Following their 99-run win [DLS method] over Australia in the second one-day International at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Ahead of the bilateral series against Australia at home, India needed to win two of the three matches to ensure that they begin the World Cup as the top-ranked team as per the official ICC rankings.
They just did that as they beat Australia in the first one-day International by 5 wickets and won the second one even more emphatically. The triumph on Sunday, September 24 in Indore confirmed that India would be the top-ranked team at the start of the 2023 home ODI World Cup, which will be held from October 5 to November 19
India on a roll
The hosts will be high on confidence going into the World Cup as the top-ranked side with their top performance in the Asia Cup winning it in a grand fashion. As per the latest ICC ODI team rankings, India is number one with 117 rating points, followed by Pakistan (115) and Australia (110). South Africa (106) and England (105) complete the top five in the ICC ODI rankings.
We should not forget that the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma & Hardik Pandya were not a part of Indian side. It won’t be wrong to say KL Rahul’s game has improved ever since coming back from the injury. KL Rahul can be seen marshalling his troops and so far he has looked calm & composed and stood behind his bowlers in tough times.