England cement white-ball rise with No.1 ODI ranking
[ad_1] England's burgeoning status as a white-ball team has been confirmed by their ascent to the top of the latest ICC one-day rankings, with India slipping to No.2 on the list. England's ascent to the top spot was cemented by two impressive away victories this winter - they beat Australia 4-1 in January before seeing off New Zealand 3-2 in March. 1. England 125 (+8) 2. India 122 (-1) 3. South Africa 113 (-4) 4. New Zealand 112 (-2) 5. Australia 104 (-8) 6. Pakistan 102 (+6) 7. Bangladesh 93 (+3) 8. Sri Lanka 77 (-7) 9. Windies 69 (-5) 10. Afghanistan 63 (+5) 11. Zimbabwe 55 (+4) 12. Ireland 38 (-3) However, they owe much of their rise to the removal from the permutations of their dismal run of form in 2014-15, when they won just seven out of 25 ODIs and bombed out of the World Cup at the group stages following an infamous defeat against Bangladesh at Adelaide. That 2014-15 season, which also featured the removal of Alastair Cook as ODI captain in the wake of a...