The Doexch IPL ICC Test rankings are only likely to be updated after the conclusion of each series, and both Australia and India are not currently a part of any rankings.
A technical error on the website of the International Cricket Council (ICC) caused Team India’s name to appear at the top of the rankings for Test teams. This happened just before India was scheduled to host a four-match Test series against Australia. The ICC Test rankings typically only shift after the conclusion of each series, and neither Australia nor India are currently participating in any of those series. The rankings were most recently adjusted on January 8, 2023, following Australia’s 2-0 victory over South Africa in a three-match series that was played in Australia.
The team that is led by Pat Cummins is currently in first place in the table, which has a total of 126 rating points; the team that is in second place is Team India, which has 115 rating points.
Despite this, there was reportedly a technical problem on the ICC system, which allowed India to surpass Australia in the Test rankings.
Fans captured screenshots of the standings and posted them on Twitter, but the error only lasted for two hours before Australia restored their position at the top of the standings.
According to the screenshots that supporters have posted, India has maintained their rating point, but has risen to the top of the rankings because Australia has dropped 15 points.
Additionally, South Africa, who were previously placed fourth, fell to the fifth spot, and the West Indies moved up from the eighth position to the sixth spot.
During the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will begin on February 9, India, on the other hand, will have the opportunity to surpass Australia and take first place.
Both the home side and the away side have named their respective 18-man squads for the first two tests of the series. The home team will play the first two matches.
India Test team (First two games):
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, S Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav
Australia Test squad
Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, and David Warner are all members of the Pat Cummin’s Australian test team.
A head start?
There are worries regarding the dew factor and how it could harm the side that bats first because the World Cup will take place in October and November. R Ashwin proposed the notion of matches beginning at 11.30 in order to lessen the influence of dew in a video posted to his YouTube channel. Rohit concurred. Since it’s a Doexch IPL World Cup, having an early start is a good idea, right? You don’t want to make too many concessions when it comes to the toss element; you want to eliminate that (advantage) entirely. An early start appeals to me, but I’m not sure it’s feasible. The game’s start time would be determined by the broadcasters, he added.
But in a perfect world, having that kind of an advantage would be undesirable. You want to see good cricket without one team benefiting from the advantage of batting in the dark with dew. However, they are the things outside of your control, said Rohit.
