Australia leapfrogs India to 1st in World Test Championship ladder with ICC using percentage of points to rank

Australia toppled India in the standings after the revision with a percentage of 82.22 compared to the latter’s 75 percent. Dubai: India on Thursday slipped to the second position in the standings of the ongoing World Test Championship after the ICC decided to rank teams “in order of percentage of points earned” from the contested matches. With the global COVID-19 pandemic disrupting cricket, “just under half of the World Test Championship matches have been played, with that estimated to rise to more than 85 percent by the end of the competition window.” According to current regulations, incomplete matches are treated as draw but after due deliberation, the ICC Cricket Committee, headed by Anil Kumble, recommended that the final WTC standings should be determined on the basis of matches played, which was approved by the Board. 🇦🇺 Today's announcement means Australia jump past India to claim 🔝 spot in the ICC World Test Championship 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Pjitqfu2pg — ICC November 19, 2020 “We explored a whole range of options, but our Members felt strongly that we should proceed as planned with the first ever World Test Championship Final in June next year.” The Board also approved the introduction of an Excluded Persons Policy as part of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code with immediate effect. This is crucial if we are to continue to protect the integrity of our sport.” The Board also introduced a minimum age restrictions of 15 years for international cricket “to improve safeguarding of players which will apply across all cricket including ICC events, bilateral cricket and U-19 cricket.” “To play in any form of men’s, women’s or U19 international cricket players must now be a minimum age of 15.” However, a Member Board can apply to the ICC to allow a player under the age of 15 to play for them in exceptional circumstances.