Cricket World Ratings 31st March 2017

 Quite a lot of cricket has been played in the last couple of weeks.  With their series against Australia tied at 1-1, India drew their next game; but won the final one, completing a comeback victory and cementing their place on top of cricket's world ratings. South Africa, touring New Zealand, have drawn one and won one; while Bnagladesh have followed up their home win against England late last year with their best ever away victory, against Sri Lanka, a development that has boosted them to their highest ever level in the ratings.  Put together, these results leave us with the following pecking order:

India         192 +11  
South Africa  142  +7  
Australia     115 -11  
New Zealand    53  -7 
England        25    
Pakistan        2    
Sri Lanka      -1 -28 
West Indies   -58    
Bangladesh   -145 +27  
Zimbabwe     -325

The offical ratings tell a mostly similar story, although the order is slightly different, as are the margins:

India        122 +2
South Africa 109 +2
Australia    108 -1
England      101
Pakistan      97
New Zealand   96 -2
Sri Lanka     90 -2
West Indies   69
Bangladesh    66 +4
Zimbabwe       5

From here, the schedule gets lighter for a bit.  Pakistan visit the West Indies at the end of April.  What will be most interesting is when India, whose current rating is as high as it's ever been, hit the road, and try to defend the plaudits won on home soil elsewhere.