Thanks to their disastrous Caribbean campaign, Team India can slump to as low as eighth position in the ICC ODI Championship ladder after the cricket World Cup. India, currently ranked sixth, might slip two rungs if the West Indies and England register good results in the coming weeks. Currently, England lie just one point behind Team India with the West Indies just two points further back. But the top slot is up for grabs.
South Africa will retain the spot at the April 1 cut-off if they beat Sri Lanka in Guyana on Wednesday. If they fail and Australia win back-to-back matches against the West Indies tomorrow and Bangladesh on Saturday, Ricky Ponting’s men will be back to the top again.