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.
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