England and India seek improvement in Test Rankings

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MUMBAI: The five-Test series between England and India gets underway in Nottingham on Wednesday 9 July, with both sides aiming to improve their rankings in the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings Table.
As things stand at present, India occupies fourth position with 102 ratings points, while England is one spot behind with 100 ratings points. Depending upon the outcome of the Test series, both teams can go as high as number three or drop to as low as number seven.
For India, the equation is straightforward: a series win will be sufficient to help it leapfrog Pakistan into third position.
However, a vault up the rankings is a bit trickier for England, which needs to win the series by a difference of no less than two Tests to take on third place. Victory by just one Test will help it swap places with India.
Meanwhile, both teams can potentially drop to number seven. If India wins all five Tests, then Alastair Cook’s side will plummet to seventh position, while a 4-1 series result will see England slip to sixth. Conversely, if England wins the series by 4-0 or better, then India will drop to seventh spot.
To find out exactly how the forthcoming series will affect the Rankings Table, please click here.The ODI and T20I Rankings tables, unlike the Test Rankings Table, are updated after every match.
Movement is also expected on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen.
India’s Cheteshwar Pujara, static in seventh place, will have the opportunity to break into the top five, while Virat Kohli, who currently occupies tenth position, will have the chance to consolidate his place in the top 10.
Pujara trails fifth-ranked Shivnarine Chanderpaul by 35 ratings points, while Kohli needs 16 ratings points to both move ahead of Ross Taylor of New Zealand and also break the 800-point barrier.
Ian Bell, in 18th place, is the only batsman from England to find a place amongst the top 20.
Outside the top 20, batsmen likely to be seen in action from both the sides are Alistair Cook (21st), Joe Root (26th), MS Dhoni (29th), Matt Prior (32nd), Rohit Sharma (33rd), Murali Vijay (42nd), Ajinikya Rahane (45th) and Shikhar Dhawan (50th).
Gary Ballance and Sam Robson, who did well for England against Sri Lanka, are in 83rd and 94th places, respectively.
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin in seventh position is the highest-ranked bowler from either side in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers. James Anderson (12th) and Stuart Broad (14th) are the other bowlers to feature inside the top 20.
Other bowlers to watch out for are Ishant Sharma (23rd), Ravindra Jadeja (26th), Mohammed Shami (33rd), Ben Stokes (46th), Liam Plunkett (50th), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (73rd) and Chris Woakes (118th).
In the All-rounders’ table, Ashwin (second) and Stuart Broad (fifth) feature in the top five.
Series schedule:
9-13 July – 1st Test, Nottingham
17-21 July – 2nd Test, Lord’s
27-31 July – 3rd Test, Southampton
7-11 August – 4th Test, Manchester
15-19 August – 5th Test, The Oval
Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings table
Rank Team Rating
1 Australia 123
2 South Africa 123
3 Pakistan 103
4 India 102
5 England 100
6 Sri Lanka 96
7 New Zealand 93
8 West Indies 74
9 Zimbabwe 40
10 Bangladesh 21
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Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings
Batsmen (top 10)
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