4 days before the Champions Trophy, ICC gave a big blow to Pakistan, it suffered a huge loss

The ICC Champions Trophy is going to return after almost 7 years. This tournament will start on February 19, which will be played under the hosting of Pakistan. Before this tournament, Pakistan played the Troy series at home, where it had to face defeat in the final. After this defeat, the International Cricket Council has now given a big blow to the Pakistan team. This bad news for Pakistan has come just 4 days before the start of the Champions Trophy.

ICC gave a big blow to Pakistan

No team will play the ODI series before the start of Champions Trophy 2025. In such a situation, the International Cricket Council has released the latest ODI rankings before this big tournament. Pakistan's team has suffered a major setback in this ranking. Actually, Pakistan's team reached the second position in the ODI rankings on 13 February itself. But after the defeat in the final, it has suffered a loss. Pakistan has slipped one place and now has come to third place with a rating of 107. At the same time, with winning the series, New Zealand's team rating has increased from 100 to 105 and it remains at number four.

On the other hand, despite losing the ODI series 0-2 against Sri Lanka, Australia's team has gained in the ODI rankings. Actually, due to Pakistan slipping down, Australia's team has moved up one place. Now Australia has reached the second position with a team rating of 110. At the same time, Sri Lanka's team remains at number six.

Team India's reign continues

Team India retains the title of number-1 team in ODIs. India's team rating is 119, which is much higher than other teams. Team India recently played a 3-match ODI series against England. In this series, it won 3-0, that is, it succeeded in clean sweeping England in ODIs after 14 years. Team India has also benefited in ratings due to this big win. On the other hand, South Africa is at number 5, England at number 7 and Afghanistan at number 8.