ICC Test Rankings: Team India become No. 1 ahead of WTC Final, end Australia's 15-month-long domination

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The World Test Championships Final is still more than a month away but India on Tuesday (May 2) have toppled Australia to become the new No.1 team in the latest ICC Men's Test Rankings.

The Rohit Sharma-led side has dethroned Australia in the annual rankings update which was released by the ICC today. Team India entered the WTC Final after defeating Australia 2-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in March.

Team India ended Australia's reign at the top of Test Rankings after 15 months ahead of ICC World Test Championship Final, scheduled to start on June 7 at The Oval.

India taking on Australia in Test cricket has quickly become one of the most exciting rivalries in recent history and the rankings reversal sets up the World Test Championship Final perfectly, with the two sides set to write yet another chapter in their long rivalry in the red-ball format.

Australia Current Test Rankings

Prior to the annual rankings update, Australia were at the top with 122 points with India trailing them by three points (119). The annual rankings consider all series completed since May 2020, with series completed before May 2022 weighted at 50 per cent and all subsequent series weighted at 100 per cent.

As a result, Australia's home series wins over Pakistan (2-0) and New Zealand (3-0) in 2019/20 were no longer in consideration, while their 4-0 win over England in 2021/22 has its weighting halved. Consequently, Australia's ratings dropped from 121 to 116.

India's Latest Test Rankings

For India, their 2-0 defeat against New Zealand in 2019/20 was no longer in consideration for the rankings, thus giving them a two-point boost from 119 to 121.

Australia rose to the summit of the Test rankings under Pat Cummins' first series as captain as they walloped England 4-0 in the home Ashes in January 2022. A month prior, India themselves were at the top of the rankings before a 2-0 loss to South Africa saw them lose top spot.