Pakistan’s first position in the world ODI ranking made India’s Asia Cup win laughable
City 42: Pakistan came to the number one position in the ranking of the International Cricket Council ICC and made fun of the victory of traditional rival India in the Asia Cup.
Even after winning the Asia Cup with fanfare, India is at the second position in the ODI rankings, Pakistan could not win the Asia Cup due to the problems faced by the important players, but it came to the top position in the ODI cricket world rankings.
In the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, Pakistan has a slight advantage over India, which has placed it at the first position and India has moved to the second position. The rating points of Pakistan and India are 115, but Pakistan has a decimal point. The first position has been obtained due to superiority.
In the ICC ODI ranking, the Australian team has moved to the third position with 113 points, while South Africa is at the fourth position.
In recent matches, India won the Asia Cup title for the eighth time by defeating the defending champion Sri Lanka in a one-sided match in the final of the Asia Cup. With this win, India’s position in the world rankings improved and they came close to Pakistan on the first position, while South Africa defeated Australia in the last ODI of the 5-match series to clinch the series 2-3. After the defeat of Australia by South Africa, Pakistan again came to the first position in the ICC ODI rankings.
Now the situation is that even after winning the Asia Cup, it is at the second position in the ODI ranking, Pakistan could not win the Asia Cup but it has reached the top position in the ranking. Some observers of cricket in India are very upset about this situation. Some have termed it as an attempt by the ICC to appease the Pakistan team. However, the real fact is that Pakistan occupies the top slot in the ODI cricket rankings, albeit with a slight lead.
