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Australia remain on top, followed by South Africa and India in the latest annual update of the ICC Men's Test Rankings. Icc has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in Saudi Arabia.

Key facts

• Australia remain on top, followed by South Africa and India in the latest annual update of the ICC Men's Test Rankings.
• The latest annual update to the ICC Men's Test Rankings has seen Australia retain the No.
• 1 spot, further extending their lead with a points tally of 131.
• They are followed by reigning ICC World Test Championship winners South Africa, who also hold on to second place with 119 points.
• After falling short in the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 final against South Africa, Australia bounced back immediately on their tour of the West Indies, where they secured a dominant 3-0 series whitewash.

What we know

Going deeper, the latest annual update to the ICC Men's Test Rankings has seen Australia retain the No.

On the substance, 1 spot, further extending their lead with a points tally of 131.

Beyond the headlines, they are followed by reigning ICC World Test Championship winners South Africa, who also hold on to second place with 119 points.

More precisely, after falling short in the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 final against South Africa, Australia bounced back immediately on their tour of the West Indies, where they secured a dominant 3-0 series whitewash.

It is worth noting that South Africa, meanwhile, kickstarted their impressive run with a landmark victory over Australia in the ICC World Test Championship Final.

By the numbers

At this stage, India have climbed to third, overtaking England, with a points tally of 104.

On a related note, the annual rankings update applies full weightage (100 percent) to matches played since May 2025, while results from the previous two years are given half weightage (50 percent).

Going deeper, their crowning achievement, however, came in the The Ashes, where they defeated England 4-1 to retain the urn.

On the substance, the champions then toured Zimbabwe, securing a 2-0 series win.

The wider context

On a related note, Skipper Temba Bavuma lifts the coveted ICC World Test Championship mace as South Africa are crowned winners at Lord's.

Going deeper, the Proteas capped off their year with strong performances on the road, drawing 1-1 against Pakistan before registering a historic 2-0 whitewash over India.

On the substance, they produced an impressive performance on their tour of England, drawing the series 2-2, and followed it up with a dominant 2-0 home series win against the West Indies.

Beyond the headlines, However, they suffered a setback against South Africa, losing 0-2, marking their first home series defeat to the Proteas since 2000.

More precisely, South Africa lift the World Test Championship mace | WTC25 Final.

The bottom line

• The latest annual update to the ICC Men's Test Rankings has seen Australia retain the No.
• They are followed by reigning ICC World Test Championship winners South Africa, who also hold on to second place with 119 points.
• After falling short in the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 final against South Africa, Australia bounced back immediately on their tour of the West Indies, where they secured a dominant 3-0 series whitewash.