NEW DELHI, India | September 9, 2026 —
India ICC ODI Rankings underline an extraordinary period of white-ball dominance, with the Men in Blue still occupying the No.1 position almost three years after first climbing to the top in September 2023.
India currently lead the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings with 116 rating points.
New Zealand sit second with 109 points, while Australia hold third place with 102 points. South Africa are also on 102 points but are listed fourth in the current ICC standings.
India’s control is not limited to the 50-over format.
The reigning T20 World Cup champions are also officially ranked No.1 in T20 internationals after reclaiming the position from England in July.
India and England are both displayed on 268 rating points, but India occupy the top position in the latest ICC table.
Together, the rankings illustrate how consistently India have performed across white-ball cricket despite captaincy changes, difficult overseas tours and an increasingly demanding international schedule.
India Took ODI No.1 Spot From Pakistan in September 2023
India reached the top of the ODI rankings on September 22, 2023, after defeating Australia in Mohali.
That victory lifted India to 116 rating points and pushed Pakistan out of the No.1 position.
India strengthened their position two days later with another victory over Australia in Indore before entering the 2023 ODI World Cup as the world’s top-ranked side.
Nearly three years later, India remain there.
The current seven-point advantage over New Zealand provides additional breathing room at the summit.
2023 Laid the Foundation for India’s ODI Dominance
India’s extraordinary 2023 season played a major role in establishing that ranking advantage.
The team played 35 ODIs, winning 27 and losing only seven, with one match producing no result.
That run included an Asia Cup triumph and an unbeaten march into the ODI World Cup final.
India won 10 consecutive games at the World Cup before losing the championship match to Australia in Ahmedabad.
Despite the painful final defeat, the consistency shown throughout the year ensured India remained the benchmark side in the 50-over rankings.
2024 Brought Very Few ODIs
India played only three ODIs during 2024.
All three came against Sri Lanka.
One match ended in a tie, while Sri Lanka won the other two to claim the series.
The limited schedule meant India had relatively few opportunities to add ranking points, yet the strength of their previous results helped them maintain their standing among the leading ODI sides.
Champions Trophy Made 2025 a Landmark Year
India returned to major 50-over success in 2025.
The team played 14 ODIs during the calendar year, winning 11 and losing three.
Most importantly, India captured the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, completing an unbeaten run through the tournament.
Rohit Sharma led India to the title before the national selectors later handed the ODI captaincy to Shubman Gill.
Gill took over ahead of the October 2025 tour of Australia, marking the beginning of India’s transition toward the 2027 ODI World Cup.
India lost that Australia series 2-1 but finished 2025 with an excellent overall ODI record.
Shubman Gill Era Faces Tougher Tests in 2026
The transition has continued in 2026.
India have played nine ODIs so far this year, winning five and losing four.
New Zealand opened the year by securing a historic 2-1 ODI series victory in India.
India then responded emphatically in June by sweeping Afghanistan 3-0.
The most difficult assignment came in England.
Gill’s side lost the three-match ODI series 2-1, with England sealing the contest at Lord’s despite a spectacular century from Rohit Sharma in the decider.
Those defeats reduced India’s ranking points, but they were not enough to remove the team from the top.
India now stand on 116 points, seven clear of New Zealand.
India’s T20I Crown Was Briefly Taken by England
India’s dominance in T20 cricket has followed a more dramatic path.
The team first climbed to No.1 in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings in February 2022 and remained there for more than 1,600 days.
That run finally ended in July 2026.
England defeated India 4-0 in a five-match T20I series, with the opening game washed out.
The result pushed Harry Brook’s England to the top of the rankings and dropped India to second.
However, England’s reign did not last long.
Zimbabwe Series Put India Back on Top
India travelled to Zimbabwe immediately afterward needing a strong response.
They delivered it.
After winning the first two T20Is in Harare, India moved back above England and reclaimed the No.1 ranking on July 26, 2026.
The turnaround meant India’s absence from the summit lasted only a matter of weeks.
The team then completed a 3-0 series sweep.
The latest ICC standings now show India and England level on 268 displayed rating points, with India occupying first place.
Australia sit third with 260.
Back-to-Back T20 World Cups Define India’s Era
Rankings alone do not tell the full story of India’s T20 dominance.
India have won the last two ICC Men’s T20 World Cups.
Rohit Sharma captained the side to the 2024 title after India defeated South Africa in the final in Barbados.
Two years later, Suryakumar Yadav led India to another historic championship.
India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad in the 2026 final.
That victory made India the first team in men’s T20 World Cup history to successfully defend the title.
India also became the first country to win the Men’s T20 World Cup on home soil and the first nation to claim three tournament titles overall.
India’s 2025 T20I Record Was Even Better Than It Appears
India’s consistency between the two World Cup triumphs was remarkable.
In 2025, India played 21 T20 internationals.
They recorded 16 wins, suffered only three defeats, had one tied match and one no-result.
That record helped India enter the 2026 World Cup as defending champions and the world’s top-ranked T20 side.
At the home World Cup, India reinforced that status by winning eight of their nine matches on the way to the trophy.
Their only defeat came against South Africa.
ODI World Cup 2027 Is Now the Bigger Target
India’s next major challenge will come in the format where their ranking dominance has lasted longest.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 will be staged in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Shubman Gill has already identified the trophy as one of his biggest goals as ODI captain.
For India, that tournament represents unfinished business.
They entered the 2023 World Cup as the No.1 team, dominated almost the entire competition and still finished runners-up.
Four years later, the ambition will be to convert ranking supremacy into the biggest prize in ODI cricket.
For now, though, the numbers tell a powerful story.
India remain the world’s No.1 ODI side with 116 rating points and have reclaimed the No.1 T20I position after England’s brief takeover.
Few teams in modern international cricket have maintained that level of white-ball dominance across such an extended period.
