ICC rankings is a table where international cricket players performances are ranked using a points based system which is worked out by doing a series of calculations leading to a sophisticated moving average.

Sports rankings systems have been around for almost 80 years, when ratings were calculated on paper rather than by computer, as most are today. Rankings are numerical representations of competitive strength, often directly comparable so that the game outcome between any two teams can be predicted.

 

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Players are rated on a scale of 0 to 1000 points. If a player’s performance is improving on his past record, his points increase; if his performance is declining his points will go down. The value of each player’s performance within a match is calculated using an algorithm, a series of calculations (all pre-programmed) based on various circumstances in the match. There is no human intervention in this calculation process, and no subjective assessment is made. There are slightly different factors for each of the different formats of the game.


1 New Zealand 27 3198 118
2 Australia 26 3,028 116
3 India 27 3,085 114
4 England 41 4,326 106
5 South Africa 26 2,499 96
6 Sri Lanka 30 2,574 86
7 Pakistan 23 1,890 82
8 West Indies 25 1,937 77
9 Bangladesh 17 939 55