ICC Cricket ranking: It’s More Than Just Numbers
By: Ella Wilson On a given match day rankings of a certain team or player may not always have an influence on the match outcome, but ranking is something that is held in high esteem by players, fans and officials. Had that been the case, the game would have become really boring indeed. The International Cricket Council or ICC, the official body that governs the game gives rankings to players based on their performances both present and past. ICC cricket rankings are given to batsman, bowlers, and all-rounder after every tournament based on their performance. Different rankings are attributed to players and teams for test matches and one day matches. These days most of the top teams of the world have a different team for playing one day matches and a different team for playing test matches, so you have different set of rankings. If you follow the game carefully you will always come across players who claim that they are not bothered by numbers. Some even go to the extent of claiming tha