ICC T20 Rankings: Team India lose slip a spot to number 4, New Zealand stay numero uno

India, the World T20 2007 champion, lost six points to slip to fourth position in the latest ICC T20I Team Rankings released on Tuesday.

The Virat Kohli-led team are now on 118 points, three points behind World T20 2009 winner Pakistan, which has joined second-placed England on 121 points after gaining five points but is ranked behind the World T20 2010 winner by a fraction of a point.

.@MRFWorldwide @BLACKCAPS @englandcricket Here’s the full rankings update with South Africa and India falling below England and Pakistan, Australia above #WT20 champions West Indies. pic.twitter.com/omckh7XA7e

— ICC (@ICC) May 2, 2017

England has benefitted significantly as it has risen three places after gaining seven points to now sit in second place. Eoin Morgan’s side is four points behind table-topper New Zealand, which is on 125 points after dropping two points.

South Africa have also slipped two places to fifth ranking after conceding six points, but are one point ahead of Australia.

Australia has swapped places with reigning champions, the West Indies, which is 14 points ahead of 2014 winner and eighth-ranked Sri Lanka (95 points, down by four).

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