Team India might not have played ODIs for the last six month, but have managed to retain their top position in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after the annual update. Shubman Gill’s side is at 118 points, closely followed by New Zealand at 113. Australia, the current world champions are in third place with 109 points.
Interestingly, the only change in the top 10 is, South Africa have leapfrogged Pakistan to be no. 4, while they have slipped to 5th spot with 100 points, despite a 2-1 ODI series win against the Aussies. The next three spots are occupied by Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and England.
Bangladesh and West Indies manage to make top 10, with 86 and 73 points, showing the bridge between them, and the other top teams.
No. 1 Ranking to hold India in good stead
Speaking of India’s domination in ODIs in this period.. We won 11 out of 14 encounters in 2025, with a win% of 78. This year, with the team participating in only one series until now, we have won one and lost two vs New Zealand in Jan 2026.
The top ranking is only a reflection of how well the team has been, over the years, especially since the 2024 World Cup, where they managed to reach the final of the tournament without much trouble. That also makes them the top contenders for the upcoming World Cup next year, that is scheduled to take place in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Team India play their next ODI series against Afghanistan, from June 14, followed by matches on June 17, and June 20.
No Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya for Afghanistan series
A host of new players have been added to the roster, keeping in mind, the future. Also, ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya is out due to a quadriceps injury, and hence an alternate player in Nitish Reddy has been picked. Not just that, even Virat Kohli was ruled out of the series as well, due to a hamstring injury he picked up while playing in the IPL 2026 final recently.
India’s updated ODI squad vs Afghanistan: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey.
