India may have lost the no.1 Test team title, but there is something to look forward to after all in the ICC ODI rankings. That is because the Indian cricket team has the opportunity to climb up the rankings if it manages to change the fortunes that have trailed them on this tour.
Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli
After swapping places in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table, both India and England will be aiming for improvements in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table when they go head to head in a five-ODI series which starts at Chester-le-Street on Saturday. England made a clean sweep of the four-Test series to claim number-one ranking for the first time in 32 years.
Although a sweep of the ODI series will not be enough to dislodge Australia from the number-one position, it will provide England a lift of two places which will put it ahead of South Africa and India in third position. England currently sits in fifth position on 107 ratings points – 10 ratings points behind third-ranked India and nine points behind fourth-placed South Africa.
A 5-0 series win will earn Alastair Cook’s side nine ratings points and will dock India eight ratings points. This will mean England will join South Africa on 116 ratings points but will be ranked ahead of the Proteas when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point whereas India will slip to fifth position on 109 ratings points.
In a sharp contrast, India also has an opportunity to leapfrog Sri Lanka into second position. But to make this happen, it will have to win the series by 4-1 or better. A 4-1 series result will put India on 120 ratings points while dropping England to 104 ratings points, a 5-0 win will take India to 122 ratings points – eight behind Australia – while leaving England on 101 points – just one ahead of Pakistan which will take on Zimbabwe in a three-ODI series on 8 September.
If India wins the series 3-2, it will stay on 117 ratings points but will slip behind South Africa in fourth position if England wins the series 3-2. In the event of England winning 3-2, India will drop to 114 ratings points while England will rise to 110 ratings.
For India who are the reigning ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, a rise in the ICC ODI rankings will only enhance their reputation. In contrast, loss in the series will further undermine their reputation as has been the case in the Test series. India would certainly like to hold their own at the very least in the series.
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