The India team dominated the two white-ball formats in 2025, but the same cannot be said about their performance in red-ball cricket. In the red-ball circuit, while South Africa won the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, the latter had the most victories to their name.
Pat Cummins-led Australia, who recently retained the Ashes against England, find themselves at the top of the ICC rankings for teams in Test cricket. They have a rating of 124. On the other hand, the Proteas are
stationed at No. 2, with a rating of 116.
Furthermore, England, India, and New Zealand round up the top five, having ratings of 112, 104, and 98, respectively.
ICC Test Rankings (Top 10):
| Rank | Team | Rating | Points |
| 1 | Australia | 124 | 3732 |
| 2 | South Africa | 116 | 3581 |
| 3 | England | 112 | 4469 |
| 4 | India | 104 | 4064 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 98 | 2839 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 88 | 2364 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 82 | 2050 |
| 8 | West Indies | 69 | 2270 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 63 | 1888 |
| 10 | Ireland | 23 | 185 |
In ODI cricket, India are ruling the roost. They won the Champions Trophy earlier this year, maintaining an unbeaten record during the campaign. New Zealand, who played the Champions Trophy final, are placed second. Meanwhile, Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka constitute the top five.
ICC ODI Rankings (Top 10):
| Rank | Team | Rating | Points |
| 1 | India | 121 | 5089 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 113 | 4956 |
| 3 | Australia | 109 | 4134 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 105 | 4294 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 100 | 4392 |
| 6 | South Africa | 98 | 4022 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 95 | 2657 |
| 8 | England | 86 | 3432 |
| 9 | West Indies | 77 | 3173 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 76 | 2882 |
A lot of T20I cricket was played in 2025. Suryakumar Yadav and Co. didn't lose a single series this year and even emerged victorious in the Asia Cup. They hold the top spot with a rating of 272. Australia, England, New Zealand, and South Africa finished second, third, fourth, and fifth in the T20I rankings at the end of 2025.
ICC T20I Rankings (Top 10):
| Rank | Team | Rating | Points |
| 1 | India | 272 | 19312 |
| 2 | Australia | 267 | 11199 |
| 3 | England | 258 | 11609 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 251 | 13318 |
| 5 | South Africa | 240 | 12,739 |
| 6 | West Indies | 236 | 14424 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 235 | 17149 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 228 | 10951 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 223 | 14925 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 220 | 9895 |
As far as individual rankings are concerned, Joe Root, Rohit Sharma, and Abhishek Sharma are the top-ranked batters in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is, respectively.
Among the bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah holds the No. 1 spot in Tests, while Rashid Khan and Varun Chakaravarthy find themselves at the pinnacle in ODIs and T20Is, respectively.
For all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja is at the top in Tests, Azmatullah Omarzai in ODIs, and Saim Ayub in the shortest format.
