| On a given match day rankings of a certain | | | | with lesser established teams in world |
| team or player may not always have an | | | | cricket but also with well established teams. |
| influence on the match outcome, but ranking | | | | |
| is something that is held in high esteem by | | | | For example: Ricky Ponting currently leads |
| players, fans and officials. Had that been | | | | the ranking table in test cricket and one day |
| the case, the game would have become really | | | | cricket, and it is not only the less |
| boring indeed. The International Cricket | | | | established teams like Scotland or Bermuda |
| Council or ICC, the official body that | | | | but also well established team like South |
| governs the game gives rankings to players | | | | Africa and India that fear a player of |
| based on their performances both present and | | | | Ponting's caliber. It is not that a player |
| past.ICC cricket ranking are given to | | | | can hold on to his ranking based only on his |
| batsman, bowlers, and all-rounder after every | | | | current performances, but past performances |
| tournament based on their performance. | | | | can also help him in holding on to his |
| Different rankings are attributed to players | | | | ranking. Well he may climb down the chart, |
| and teams for test matches and one day | | | | but he can remain in the chart for a long |
| matches. These days most of the top teams of | | | | time banes on his pervious performances. |
| the world have a different team for playing | | | | Sachin Tendulkar of India is a good example |
| one day matches and a different team for | | | | for this; he was out of the India team for a |
| playing test matches, so you have different | | | | long time due to injuries. However, based on |
| set of rankings. | | | | his past good performances he was able to |
| | | | hold a position in the ranking table for a |
| If you follow the game carefully you will | | | | long time despite being out of action for |
| always come across players who claim that | | | | more than three months. |
| they are not bothered by numbers. Some even | | | | |
| go to the extent of claiming that that never | | | | Many records are made and broken during the |
| keep track of the rankings, so they have no | | | | course of match and it is the ICC that gives |
| clue as to which player is leading the | | | | recognition to these records. Imagine how |
| rankings table. Perhaps they will have all | | | | frustrating it would have been had there been |
| the clues when they enter to the rankings | | | | no central body to recognize those records. |
| table. When a match is underway there is | | | | We would probably never been aware of records |
| hardly any time for a player to be awed by | | | | and rankings that are taking place in the |
| the stature or ranking of a certain player. | | | | world of cricket. ICC cricket ranking is a |
| But when a team is making plans for the | | | | sure to boost up the morale and performance |
| opposition this is certainly going to have an | | | | levels of a team and the players who are |
| impact on the way plans are made to curb his | | | | ranked at the top. |
| play on the field. This holds true not only | | | | |