Now India is
the number 1 One Day International Cricket team in the world.
India got
back its first place in ICC ODI on 24th January, 2013 when
Australian Cricket team lost their fourth ODI with England by 57 runs. This made Australia drop to the second place
in the 13-team table.
As per the
ICC table India ranks 1 with 117points and Australia ranks 2 with 116
points.
How did
India lose her No.1 rank?
India lost
their No. 1 spot in the ODI ranking on Wednesday when they lost to New Zealand
in the second one dayer at Hamilton by 15 runs courtesy Duckworth-Lewis method.
India were
on 119 points before the second ODI against New Zealand while Australia were on
118 points. The defeat against New Zealand saw India losing a couple of points
and slipped behind Australia at 117 points.
However the
Aussies were defeated by England who won their first international game of the
three-month long tour due to which Australia lost two points and came down to
116.
But in order
to maintain their top rank, India must win tomorrow's third ODI against the
Black Caps at Auckland -- failing which they will again lose their top rank.
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