A few weeks ago I predicted a good contest when South Africa toured India. No such luck. India have just completed their third victory in 3 matches: they won the first game by over 200 and the next two by sucessively larger margins. The current Indian team might not be the greatest of all time but at home they're simply awesome. Their domination of my world ratings is clear:
India 256 +9
New Zealand 160
Australia 159
England 151
Sri Lanka 113
South Africa 111 -8
Pakistan 80
West Indies -22
Bangladesh -122
Zimbabwe -252
Afghanistan -295
Ireland -339
The grading system on the official ratings puts less emphasis on India's margin of superiority, but still has them clearly top:
India 119 +4
New Zealand 109
England 104
South Africa 102 -6
Australia 99
Sri Lanka 95
Pakistan 84
West Indies 80
Bangladesh 61
Afghanistan 55
Zimbabwe 16
Ireland 0
Bangladesh will be the next team to try their luck in India, next month; that month also sees Pakistan visit Australia.
Friday, 25 October 2019
Sunday, 13 October 2019
Cricket World Ratings 13th October 2019
India have just won their second test (out of two so far) against South Africa; with only one match left, the series is won. The current status of my world ratings is as follows:
India 247 +9 New Zealand 160
Australia 159
England 151
South Africa 119 -10
Sri Lanka 113
Pakistan 80
West Indies -22
Bangladesh -122
Zimbabwe -252
Afghanistan -295
Ireland -339
After a while when no team has held a massive advantage at the top of the rankings (and South Africa were themselves top as recently as February), India have built a strong position for themselves. Their current rating is their highest ever, and only Australia have ever has a higher score, although, as a measure of their advantage over a hypothetical mean team, it is boosted by the recent grant of test status to Afghanistan and Ireland. Their lead over 2nd place, an alternative measure of domiance, is not yet a record (it was 110 points as recently as 2017) but isn't far off. It's worth noting that in 2008, Australia had a lead over 2nd place of 245 points, so there's still a way to go before all-time dominance is reached, but their number 1 position is hard to question. We will see shortly if they can complete a whitewash.
Monday, 7 October 2019
Cricket World Ratings 7th October 2019
Presently,
India have a strong cricket side. When they lost in the World Cup
semi-final to New Zealand it was something of a shock, given how assured
they had look previously; in test cricket, they are the top-rated team
and have just won their first test in their latest series against South
Africa. There remains a suspicion that they’re not as good away as at
home; they were well beaten when their test side last toured
England. On their own turf, they appear close to unbeatable.
The current status of my world ratings is as follows:
New Zealand 160
Australia 159
England 151
South Africa 129 -11
Sri Lanka 113
Pakistan 80
West Indies -22
Bangladesh -122
Zimbabwe -252
Afghanistan -295
Ireland -339
The second test (of three) in the India-South Africa series starts on Thursday this week.
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