By IANS
Dubai : India has moved up a spot to rank fifth in the International Cricket Council's rankings for one-day internationals, the ICC said Wednesday.
Sri Lanka too climbed one place to fourth but Pakistan dropped two rungs to sixth, according to an ICC table released after its annual update.
Australia stay on top of the table with 129 ranking points – seven more than second-placed South Africa – while New Zealand are in third place, 15 points adrift of their trans-Tasman rivals.
The annual update is carried out to ensure that the championship table reflects the recent form of teams with older results being discarded.
The table reflects all ODIs played since August 2005.
The fact that the table has undergone only minor changes is due to the fact that teams have not shown any dramatic changes in their recent performances, it said.
Down the table, England and the West Indies swapped places at seventh and eighth after the Caribbean side won the recent ODI series in England.
The big surprise in the list is the appearance of ICC associate-member Ireland in 10th place, ahead of both Zimbabwe and Kenya.
The table:
LG ICC ODI Championship (as of 1 August, after annual update)
Rank* Team Rating*
1 (1) Australia 129 (130)
2 (2) South Africa 122 (122)
3 (3) New Zealand 114 (113)
4 (5) Sri Lanka 111 (111)
5 (6) India 110 (109)
6 (4) Pakistan 108 (111)
7 (8) West Indies 102 (101)
8 (7) England 101 (102)
9 (9) Bangladesh 48 (44)
10 (10) Ireland 28 (27)
11 (11) Zimbabwe 18 (22)
12 (12) Kenya 0 (0)