Why did Pakistan drop to No. 6 in Tests?
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Fifth-ranked England and sixth-ranked Pakistan have slipped down the ladder after dropping five points apiece following the annual update of the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings.
The drop in the ranking can be owed to major series wins which were not included in the annual update. England’s 4-0 win over India and Pakistan’s 3-0 clean sweep over England among other results in 2011-12 have not been added in the calculation.
In the annual update, results from series played during 2011-12 have not been considered and the outcome from the 2013-14 series have been weighted at 50 per cent.
South Africa is leading the rankings with an extended advantage over Australia from six points to 22 points.
Its previous lead has increased by a further 16 points owing to Hashim Amla’s side gaining six points and Australia dropping 10 points.
There was a close call in the middle of the pack, with just three rankings points separating third-ranked New Zealand from seventh-ranked Sri Lanka.
Prior to the annual update, the gap between the third and seventh ranked sides was seven points.
India was seen to be benefiting from the annual ranking as heavy defeats against England and Australia in 2011-12 no longer count. As such, India has gained four points and two places in the latest Test table.
Eighth-ranked West Indies has gained five ratings points to reduce the gap with seventh-ranked Sri Lanka from 17 points to 12 points.
Bangladesh has collected six points and Zimbabwe has dropped 13 points as the difference between the two low-ranked sides has increased to 34 points.
As fifth-ranked England will take on New Zealand in a two-Test series on 21 May and sixth-ranked Pakistan travels to Sri Lanka next month for a three-Test series, the outcome of the series may well result in significant change of order in the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings.
Some of the key series results from 2011-12 which are no longer in calculations include:
England v India (Eng won 4-0)
Australia v Sri Lanka (Aus won 1-0)
Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Pak won 1-0)
South Africa v Australia (1-all draw)
India v West Indies (Ind won 2-0)
Australia v New Zealand (1-all draw)
Australia v India (Aus won 4-0)
Pakistan v England (Pak won 3-0)
Sri Lanka v England (1-all draw)
West Indies v Australia (Aus won 2-0)
England v West Indies (Eng won 2-0)
Some of the key series results from 2013-14 which are now weighted at 50 per cent include:
England v New Zealand (Eng won 2-0)
England v Australia (Eng won 3-0)
Pakistan v South Africa (1-all)
New Zealand v West Indies (NZ won 2-0)
India v West Indies (Ind won 2-0)
South Africa v India (SA won 1-0)
Australia v England (Aus won 5-0)
South Africa v Australia (Aus won 2-1)
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— ICC
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May 12, 2015 04:08pm
Miandad is right when he says ICC wants to finish cricket in Pakistan.
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May 12, 2015 04:15pm
India seems to be the only beneficiary.. The annual update criteria suited them most... Fishy!!!
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May 12, 2015 04:16pm
NZ deserve the advance to no 3. They improved a lot last year.
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May 12, 2015 04:17pm
These rankings are irrelevant. Just play and win, you are as good as the spirit you show.
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May 12, 2015 04:21pm
Poor system of updating ICC.
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May 12, 2015 04:22pm
Dear ICC urf BCCI, your calculations will bring new reform in the mathematics.
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May 12, 2015 04:23pm
How can they update it annually, conspiracy against Pak.
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May 12, 2015 04:29pm
@honest p Really?? This ICC ranking update happens annually and there is nothing new in it.
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May 12, 2015 04:33pm
Ridiculous! Isn't it?
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May 12, 2015 04:37pm
This system is made to only benefit India otherwise they cannot give any logical reason for this.
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May 12, 2015 04:45pm
We should not take it as a surprise as long as India is in the driving seat of ICC..such controversial and ridiculous decisions are many more to come...
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May 12, 2015 04:45pm
Thank you ICC for the updates.
No worries Pak. Team, we know you are the best.
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May 12, 2015 04:50pm
Something is wrong.
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May 12, 2015 04:52pm
Test rankings should always take 5-year record into account. For ODI and t20, there should be 3-year based ranking.
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May 12, 2015 04:59pm
easy ... all test matches played before 12 May 2013 have been knocked off the rating count.
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May 12, 2015 05:03pm
When the ranking says "Reliance" as the title sponsor which is an Indian brand, coupled with India being the biggest beneficiary of "2013-14 " omission, the legitimacy of the whole ranking is put into question.
Is there anything left in Cricket which ICC has not put into question!
Destruction of cricket continues.
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May 12, 2015 05:05pm
They are not including results from series played during 2011-12 and are counting the outcome from the 2013-14 at 50 % ?
What kind of a logic is this?
We can surely judge the mental capacity of people running ICC.
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May 12, 2015 05:11pm
The ranking system is getting more funny everyday :)
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May 12, 2015 06:15pm
Who cares about these ICC rankings. We want to see good cricket.
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May 12, 2015 06:17pm
BCCI controls ICC Waooooo
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May 12, 2015 06:36pm
A joke of a ranking
India at no 4 despite losing 10 of the last 12 tests they have played in Australia and England since 2012
The truth is most of the current teams are primarily winning test series at home except maybe South Africa and England
Australia got thrashed 2-0 in UAE and 4-0 in India for instance. England won 2-1 in India not so long ago
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May 12, 2015 06:42pm
At the end of Bangladesh series, Misbah was jubiliant to announce that Pakistan is at 3rd position in test ranking. That joy was short lived. Mathematics took our 3rd spot and affixed 6th, and this ranking will stay for long since Pakistan have no test engagements this year except a single series against tough Sri Lanka
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May 12, 2015 06:43pm
Test cricket is dying. In another 10 years it will be history. Why bother?
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May 12, 2015 06:48pm
Great ICC, thanks for leaning more towards helping india. All of a sudden India is better test team by convenience.
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May 12, 2015 07:19pm
why are you neglecting Pak Zimbabwe? I think that is one of the reasons here.
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May 12, 2015 08:03pm
@raj mumbai If you are allowed to play - next rule would be "home ground would be considered if you really played at home soil - not UAE or any other country".
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May 12, 2015 08:42pm
Ratings do not matter. Just enjoy a good game of cricket.
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May 12, 2015 09:09pm
ICC means Indian Cricket Council....
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May 12, 2015 09:19pm
The only way Cricket game can survive is by having parallel International cricket council which should consist of Pakistan,South Africa,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh,West Indies,Zimbabwe,Ireland.Throw out India team from any such manipulating game.They a biggest cheats of decade.
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May 12, 2015 09:32pm
Hi, now everybody is crying out about the role being played by ICC.But, when Bangladesh , during world cup , was trying to say that ICC did no deliberately utilize the available technology to see whether Rubel's ball was actually "no ball" , If the catcher of Mahmudullah did touch the boundary rope,you almost all the people mercilessly criticized us ,even though our intention was only that 3rd umpire could use the technology and if did so both the cases would go in favor of Bangladesh , which could change the game's result.At the end of the day , now you all started criticizing IIC.I just want to say , "How is That"?
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May 12, 2015 09:32pm
Same rules are applied for each team. If some country is unhappy, they can make their own ranking system and publish the results. It does not require much resources. Otherwise also, these ranking are just so ceremonial. Each match and each series is different
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May 12, 2015 09:40pm
@Asif Ot seems you haven't read the article like everyone here. All the results till 2012 have been omitted. And only the results from 2013 have been taken into account. BTW,Why did u say this,"India have lost 10 of the 12 last test matches played in Eng n AUS"? Didny know Rankings are based on the no. of wins in Aus n Eng only. Going by that PAKISTAN shouldn't be in top 10 as they haven't won anything there.
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May 12, 2015 09:42pm
@ASIF says,"India have lost 10 of the last 12 matches played in Eng n Aus". Going by that PAKISTAN shouldn't be in top 10 because they haven't won anything in the same time in either of these places. Ironic?
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May 12, 2015 09:52pm
Total useless ranking.. How come the series which were played from 2011-2012 are not included, can ICC explain the reason...I doubt it!!
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May 12, 2015 10:06pm
@raj mumbai Thanks Raj rare now days to see non political comment.
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May 12, 2015 10:33pm
They miscalculated - should have just given India #1 position cuz they bring the most money to the table.
Keep it up ICC (BCCI)....good job, FANs are really admiring your work
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May 12, 2015 10:35pm
Based on the ranking Pakistan is not a good test playing team either. :P
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May 12, 2015 10:41pm
It would have been interesting to know why the series with ENG, IND 4:0 and PAK:ENG, 3:0 were not included in the ranking update.
I am very puzzled. Is is just how ICC decides on a given day to improve ranking of one or the other country or is there any method behind it?
Why are certain series not included in the calculation??
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May 12, 2015 10:49pm
Though Pakistan lost 3 positions but formula makes sense to me. Only 50% weight to the match matches played a year ago as compared to last year makes sense. 25% weight to 3rd last year would have made a bit more sense, though.
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May 12, 2015 10:57pm
reading all the comments from my neighbouring country one can make out that all views expressed are that present ranking has been made to suit India. but I would like to submit that ICC annually releases its ranking every year in may considering all teams performance of last 3 years. this has been same principle for last many years. and lastly I would like to submit that how come my friends across border are crying foul conspiracy theories when in fact same principle was applied and Pakistan were at 3rd position then they were very happy. but with recent update they have slided down and crying foul play by ICC. isn't this hypocrisy
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May 12, 2015 11:06pm
For everyone that thinks this is a conspiracy, please refer to the Official ICC test rankings FAQ. This process was developed in 2003 and not an annual decision. The annual update is merely an application of the process.
Below is a the relevant part of the ranking process:
The table reflects all Test series completed since the annual update made three to four years previously. This pattern is repeated each May, with the oldest of the four years of results removed to be gradually replaced with results of matches played over the following twelve months. Thus once a year, the rankings will change overnight without any new Tests being played. This process, called updating the data, takes place at the start of May each year. This time has been chosen since it is usually a relatively quiet time in the international calendar. Before 2012, the annual update took place in August.
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May 12, 2015 11:24pm
Went up three places, benefiting from having both their 4-0 drubbings - in England in 2011 and in Australia in 2011-12 - knocked off the calculations, as the rankings currently consider all Tests from May 2012 onwards. That has helped India gain four points, lifting their tally from 95 to 99.
-courtesy - www.espncricinfo.com
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May 12, 2015 11:37pm
This is an unfair and selective rating system to benefit the chosen one. Why Pakistan's white wash against England is not included? and England's whitewash against India? The write should have provided some insight to any possible reasons rather than just telling a lot of things without the most important one. ICC is actually taking care of the main bread earner for them, which is of course India. Shame on ICC!!
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May 12, 2015 11:39pm
Reliance Indian ranking system should just put India on top 10 positions to simplify the system further, why bother doing the drama of rankings?
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May 12, 2015 11:50pm
@M.H.Kabir,Dhaka,Bangladesh. Those close calls may or may not have made a huge difference in the outcome of that particular game and, moreover, prerogatives have to be given some consideration as well. However, in this case, no logic is being applied. In fact, arbitrary methodical calculations are being thrown at the fans. That's why one sees all this outcry against the ICC (and its close affiliate, BCCI) which is nothing to be surprised about. So, take things in a different light, my friend from Bangladesh!
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May 13, 2015 12:13am
@Acp Rathod - You are right as far as some of them over here are not making sense. Its just the same when you guys used to feel touchy on the mention of when you were 7th. Same difference!
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May 13, 2015 12:14am
change coach Waqar, Captain Azhar, Sharyar PCB to be replaced for the betterment of cricket and ranking of Pak team other wise we will miss champion trophy.
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May 13, 2015 01:04am
What is China doing?
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May 13, 2015 01:43am
@Cricketlover, Dear Friend,I too agree that in that case the result could be the same as it happened.We all know , India is far better team than Bangladesh and in that match India perhaps could win even those two decision would go in favor of Bangladesh.Above and over all , we want transparency in every cases be exercised by ICC , so that we all can be assured that the match result will go in favor of the team which has played best in that particular day.Cricket is simply a game and we people of sub-contitent love it very much and for greater interest of Cricket itself fair decision by ICC expected by all of us.We want to exchange our views in sporting and honest manner.Thank you all.
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May 13, 2015 02:08am
If Pakistan wins the next series i.e. against SL by any margin they will be back to their 3rd Position. If Pakistan wins their next two series i.e. against SL and Eng which are the series being removed from the ratings based on time they will actually gain more points than they had before the last annual update. So All is good in terms of rating system and team performance in last cycle of Test cricket which has improved considerably.
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May 13, 2015 02:21am
@Aviral bcoz I consider away record more important than any home wins. Hence I also mentioned Australia's recent dismal record in UAE and India. Pak have not played a test series in either England or Australia since 2010! While Pakistan generally do struggle in Australia in tests (mainly because of the dismal batting), they would have done better in England. And as I said above SA is clearly better than all the other test teams currently. The rest incl. Aus are mainly winning test series at home
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May 13, 2015 07:09am
what non-sense.....
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May 13, 2015 08:30am
@M.H.Kabir,Dhaka,Bangladesh.
When shahid afridi recently complained about at decision in the t20 against bangladesh, bangladehis started crying and said that pakistan should talk to icc - foot in the other shoe?!
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May 13, 2015 08:51am
PAthetic calculations, But Don't worry Pakistan you will be up again IA by playing against SL next month as we are so strong in test that is real cricket....!
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May 13, 2015 09:11am
India was at number 7 and all of a sudden they are at 4. It is just ridiculous but who cares everyone know Indians were thrashed in Australia and England. Now Bangladesh will thrash them.
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May 13, 2015 09:42am
If Pakistan wants to be part of cricket world then they accept the ICC rules otherwise they can leave and start playing gilli danda.
By the way BCCI is Daddy of ICC.
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May 13, 2015 09:55am
ICC has made a big joke of itself. I am an Indian and personally i am totaly flabergasted by these rankings.
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May 13, 2015 02:20pm
@Sarah
who will invest money
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