ICC Test Rankings Update 2018 - Comparison of Updated Team Ranking and Rating with last update

As part of annual process, ICC has announced the updated Test Rankings Table.

In terms of Rankings, there are only a couple of changes in the table. However, there have been slight changes in Ratings of some of the teams. Following are the official changes circulated by ICC earlier today:

MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings (as on 1 May, following the annual update):

Rank    Team              Points

1          India                 125 (+4)

2          South Africa      112 (-5)

3          Australia            106 (+4)

4          New Zealand     102 (-)

5          England             98 (+1)

6          Sri Lanka          94 (-1)

7          Pakistan             86 (-2)

8          Bangladesh       75 (+4)

9          Windies              67 (-5)

10         Zimbabwe            2 (+1)

More details are also available on ICC's website

The Rankings calculation includes performance during the last 36 to 48 months and changes in ranking and/or rating as a result of annual update of any year does not necessarily reflect on the performance of the teams in the past year - since the last annual update.

In addition to the benchmark view that ICC Rankings provide, for a period of upto 48 months, here is a quick comparison of team ratings and rankings as it stand after this year's annual update with the result of last annual update which was announced on May 18, 2017.