Pakistan Drop Down 2 Places In ODI Rankings

India has moved up a spot to fifth in International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rankings for One-day Internationals.

Sri Lanka, too, climbed one place to fourth but Pakistan dropped two places to sixth, according to an ICC table released after its annual update.

Australia stay on top of the table with 129 ranking points — seven more than second placed South Africa — while New Zealand are in third place, 15 points adrift of their trans-Tasman rivals.

The annual update is carried out to ensure that the championship table reflects recent form of teams with older results being discarded.

The table reflects all the One-day Internationals (ODIs) played since August 2005. The fact that the table has undergone only minor changes is due to the fact that the teams have not shown any dramatic changes in their recent performances, it said.

Down the table, England and West Indies swapped places at seventh and eighth after the Caribbean side won the recent ODI series in England against them.

The big surprise in the list is the appearance of ICC associate-member Ireland in 10th place, ahead of both Zimbabwe and Kenya.