<p>The One-Day series defeat against Australia notwithstanding, India can seek motivation from the fact that they can claim the top spot in the ICC Twenty20 International rankings if they make a clean sweep in the three-match series that begins on January 26.<br /><br /></p>.<p>If India sweep the three-match T20 series, they will vault to number one with 120 points from the current 110, while Australia will plummet to number eight with 110 points from the current 118.<br /><br />If India win 2-1, Australia will slip to sixth and India to seventh.<br /><br />India are currently ranked eighth while Australia are at second spot behind the West Indies (118). Sri Lanka are on third with 118 points.<br /><br />On the other hand, Australia just need a series win to claim the top spot. In case of a 2-1 win, Australia will move to 120 points, while a 3-0 win will put Australia on 124 points and India on 103 points.<br /><br />India will remain at eighth in any losing scenario as number ninth Afghanistan have 80 points in the latest rankings issued today.<br /><br />Meanwhile, New Zealand have leapfrogged South Africa and Pakistan into fifth position. The 2-1 series win over Pakistan has given New Zealand two points, while Pakistan have dropped one point.<br /><br />In contrast, Bangladesh have dropped behind Scotland to 11th position after the 2-2 drawn series against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe retained their 14th position by collecting four points.<br /><br />With only eight points separating number one ranked West Indies from eighth-ranked India, the ICC World Twenty20 in March-April in India is shaping up to be an open event with any of the top-ranked sides capable of lifting the trophy.<br /><br />In the ICC T20I Player Rankings for batsmen, Virat Kohli remained the only Indian in the top-10 at the second place on 845 points, behind Aaron Finch (854) of Australia.<br /><br />Ravichandran Ashwin also retained his second spot among the bowlers on 681 points, behind Samuel Badree (751 points) of the West Indies. <br /><br /></p>
<p>The One-Day series defeat against Australia notwithstanding, India can seek motivation from the fact that they can claim the top spot in the ICC Twenty20 International rankings if they make a clean sweep in the three-match series that begins on January 26.<br /><br /></p>.<p>If India sweep the three-match T20 series, they will vault to number one with 120 points from the current 110, while Australia will plummet to number eight with 110 points from the current 118.<br /><br />If India win 2-1, Australia will slip to sixth and India to seventh.<br /><br />India are currently ranked eighth while Australia are at second spot behind the West Indies (118). Sri Lanka are on third with 118 points.<br /><br />On the other hand, Australia just need a series win to claim the top spot. In case of a 2-1 win, Australia will move to 120 points, while a 3-0 win will put Australia on 124 points and India on 103 points.<br /><br />India will remain at eighth in any losing scenario as number ninth Afghanistan have 80 points in the latest rankings issued today.<br /><br />Meanwhile, New Zealand have leapfrogged South Africa and Pakistan into fifth position. The 2-1 series win over Pakistan has given New Zealand two points, while Pakistan have dropped one point.<br /><br />In contrast, Bangladesh have dropped behind Scotland to 11th position after the 2-2 drawn series against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe retained their 14th position by collecting four points.<br /><br />With only eight points separating number one ranked West Indies from eighth-ranked India, the ICC World Twenty20 in March-April in India is shaping up to be an open event with any of the top-ranked sides capable of lifting the trophy.<br /><br />In the ICC T20I Player Rankings for batsmen, Virat Kohli remained the only Indian in the top-10 at the second place on 845 points, behind Aaron Finch (854) of Australia.<br /><br />Ravichandran Ashwin also retained his second spot among the bowlers on 681 points, behind Samuel Badree (751 points) of the West Indies. <br /><br /></p>