Regular readers of my main site will have noticed that my rankings have not been updated for a while.
Well this is due to me working on an all new updated ranking system, designed to be more accurate.
It now takes in to account all internationals, including Tests, ODIs, Twenty20 Internationals, as well as matches played by the non-test teams. I’ll be updating it at about the beginning of every month. This is less often than previously, but this is due to the calculation method being so cumbersome. At the time I update it, I will also post some commentary on this very blog.
The full table can be found at this link and at any time in future in the link on the right hand side, the top 20 follows, along with some brief commentary.
1: Australia
2: India
3: South Africa
4: Pakistan
5: New Zealand
6: Sri Lanka
7: England
8: Kenya
9: West Indies
10: Bangladesh
11: Scotland
12: Ireland
13: Zimbabwe
14: Netherlands
15: Canada
16: UAE
17: Cayman Islands
18: Nepal
19: Fiji
20: Namibia
No surpises to see Australia at number one there. Kenya are the highest ranked non-test nation in 8th place. At least one regular reader of this blog will be pleased with that!
Zimbabwe’s poor performances of late see them down in 13th place as the lowest ranked test team. ODI status team Bermuda are missing from the top 20, they’re currently down in 38th place due to their mauling at the hands of the UAE earlier this year. The highest ranked affiliate is Mozambique in 24th place after their recent triumph in the African affiliates championship.
May 25, 2006 at 12:10 am
Very pleasantly surprised to see Kenya in 8th, although I can see Bangladesh really should be above us after our rather dismal tour. Windies must be on the rise as well after thrashing Zim, then it looking like at the least a close series vs India.
I expext Canada to fall and Bermuda to rise also after the tri-series?