Pakistan has slipped to No. 9 in the ICC Men’s Test rankings, its lowest position since the current 10-team ranking structure. The drop came after England completed a 3–0 series sweep, leaving Pakistan with a rating of 71.
The fall is particularly striking because Pakistan reached the top of the Test rankings in August 2016. Under Misbah-ul-Haq, the team climbed to No. 1 after a strong run of results that included a drawn series in England and a series win against Sri Lanka.
Ten years later, Pakistan has moved from the summit to ninth place, sitting just one position above Zimbabwe in the current rankings.
The latest ranking movement followed Pakistan’s 3–0 defeat to England in the World Test Championship series.
Pakistan lost the opening Test by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley, followed by a 194-run defeat at Lord’s. England then completed the sweep with an eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston.
Pakistan entered the series ranked seventh with 75 rating points. After the three defeats, the team dropped four rating points and moved down to ninth with 71. England remained fifth with 102 rating points.
The ranking reflects a broader period of difficulty in Pakistan’s longest format. The team has won only seven of its last 20 Tests, while six of its last 12 Test series have ended in whitewashes, according to reports following the England series.
Pakistan’s World Test Championship campaign has also taken a hit. Following the Edgbaston Test, the ICC deducted 11 points from Pakistan for a slow over rate, leaving the team with five points from nine matches and at the bottom of the current standings.
The next Test assignment is a two-match home series against Sri Lanka in November.
Pakistan has slipped to No. 9 in the ICC Men’s Test rankings, its lowest position since the current 10-team ranking structure.
Pakistan has slipped to No. 9 in the ICC Men’s Test rankings, its lowest position since the current 10-team ranking structure. The drop came after England completed a 3–0 series sweep, leaving Pakistan with a rating of 71.
The fall is particularly striking because Pakistan reached the top of the Test rankings in August 2016. Under Misbah-ul-Haq, the team climbed to No. 1 after a strong run of results that included a drawn series in England and a series win against Sri Lanka.
Ten years later, Pakistan has moved from the summit to ninth place, sitting just one position above Zimbabwe in the current rankings.
The latest ranking movement followed Pakistan’s 3–0 defeat to England in the World Test Championship series.
Pakistan lost the opening Test by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley, followed by a 194-run defeat at Lord’s. England then completed the sweep with an eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston.
Pakistan entered the series ranked seventh with 75 rating points. After the three defeats, the team dropped four rating points and moved down to ninth with 71. England remained fifth with 102 rating points.
The ranking reflects a broader period of difficulty in Pakistan’s longest format. The team has won only seven of its last 20 Tests, while six of its last 12 Test series have ended in whitewashes, according to reports following the England series.
Pakistan’s World Test Championship campaign has also taken a hit. Following the Edgbaston Test, the ICC deducted 11 points from Pakistan for a slow over rate, leaving the team with five points from nine matches and at the bottom of the current standings.
The next Test assignment is a two-match home series against Sri Lanka in November.
