India dethroned Australia as the top Test team on Tuesday ahead of the June World Test Championship (WTC) final.
The yearly official rankings update dropped the 2019-20 season and included all series completed since May 2020. That eliminated India’s 2019-20 2-0 loss in New Zealand, putting Rohit Sharma’s team on top with 121 points.
Australia slipped to 116 points after victories over Pakistan and New Zealand in 2019-20 were excluded and their 4-0 Ashes triumph over England was reduced in the yearly exercise.
England, with captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, is third with 114 points.
India leads England in T20 rankings.
The June 7 WTC final at the Oval pits India against Australia.
Bangladesh maintains ninth spot.
Top 5 ICC Men’s Test Teams
POS TEAM RATING
1. India 121
2. Australia 116
3. England 114
4. South Africa 104
5. New Zealand 100