ICC Test Rankings for the 10 Test Playing Nations..... The thrilling victory in Cape Town also means Australia, which had entered the series in third position on 111 ratings points, has gained four ratings points to finish on 115 – three ratings points ahead of India. Australia win US$370,000 while India will have to settle with US$265,000. England will receive US$160,000 for finishing fourth. South Africa, thanks to its commanding lead at the top of the table, retains the mace in spite of dropping to 127 ratings points and is awarded US$475,000. At the January 2012 meeting, the ICC Board had approved a proposal to substantially increase incentives in the form of prize money to promote Test cricket. In 2015, the total prize money will be increased to US$1.34 million, which will be distributed to the teams that finish in the top four at the April 1, 2015 cut-off date. The number-one ranked side will receive US$500,000, followed by US$390,000, US$280,000 and US$170,000 to the sides that will finish second, third and fourth, respectively. Here are the current rankings as per 06/03/2014. 1. South Africa 127 (-6) 2. Australia 115 (+4) 3. India 112 4. England 107 5. Pakistan 100 6. Sri Lanka 89 7. New Zealand 87 8. West Indies 87 9. Zimbabwe 34 10. Bangladesh 19
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:34:59 +0000