Sri Lanka takes second spot in ODI rankings

Sri Lanka has climbed one place in the ICC ODI rankings stepping over world champions India to claim the No.2 spot. An annual update of the list shows Australia extending their lead at the top to 12 points.

Despite capturing the World Cup 2011, India slipped to the third spot behind runners-up Sri Lanka in the updated rankings.

“This is due to the fact that in the 2008-09 rating year, now dropped, India won 17 ODIs and lost only five games, which was easily the best record during that period.

“In the same year Australia won 11 and lost 11 ODIs and so now Michael Clarke’s side are no longer penalised for that relatively poor year,” the ICC explained in a statement.

“In the past 12 months, India has lost nine ODIs, including its last two ODIs against eighth-ranked West Indies and one in the group stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup, and has a win-loss ratio that is poorer than World Cup finalists Sri Lanka and quarterfinalists Australia and South Africa,” it added.

	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Australia	25	3260	130
2	Sri Lanka	23	2719	118
3	India	30	3516	117
4	South Africa	19	2197	116
5	England	25	2658	106
6	Pakistan	26	2600	100
7	New Zealand	22	1973	90
8	West Indies	19	1475	78
9	Bangladesh	21	1476	70
10	Ireland	11	460	42
11	Zimbabwe	19	721	38
12	Netherlands	7	37	5
13	Kenya	5	0	0