India slips to third place in ICC Test rankings: Out of top-2 for the second time since 2016

The Indian men's team, which lost 1-3 in the recently concluded five-match Test series against Australia, has slipped to third place in the latest ICC Test Team Rankings. India, who made it to the finals of the 2019-21 and 2021-23 World Test Championship, have 109 rating points.

Pos	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
01	Australia	36	4531	126
02	South Africa	30	3355	112
03	India	39	4248	109
04	England	50	5303	106
05	New Zealand	37	3536	96

Africa got the advantage of defeating Pakistan in the second Test

South Africa has got the advantage of defeating Pakistan by 10 wickets in the second match of the home Test series. It has reached the second position with 112 points.

South Africa achieved the target of 61 runs on the fourth day on Monday at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town in 7.1 overs without any loss. Earlier, South Africa won the first Test by 2 wickets, so the series also went to the home team 2-0.

Australia team remains on top

Australia cricket team is at the top of the Test rankings. The Australia team, which defeated the Indian team in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, has a rating of 126. Not only this, Australia has 4531 points. Australia defeated India by 6 wickets in the last match of the Border Gavaskar series played in Sydney. The match lasted only two and a half days. The match, which started on January 3, ended before lunch on January 6.