Pakistan Falls down to 9th Position for first time in ICC One-Day Rankings

Pakistan, September 7, 2016: Pakistan has dipped to their lowest ever ranking in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-day Internationals after a disappointing 1-4 loss to England in the recently concluded series.

Pakistan started the series with 87 points and are now on 86 points- eight points behind eighth-ranked West Indies as the green brigade lost to England miserably.

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With Pakistan's forthcoming ODI series scheduled against the West Indies and Australia, the team has left itself with a mountain to climb to keep alive its chances of qualifying automatically for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

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England, being the hosts, and the seven highest-ranked sides on the Icc ODI team rankings as on September 30, 2017, will qualify directly for the ICC's pinnacle 50-over tournament, while the remaining two sides will progress from the 10-team IccCricket World Cup qualifier 2018.

India, meanwhile, are comfortably placed third with Australia and New Zealand holding the top two spots. (IANS)