India must win ODI series 3-0 against Zimbabwe to retain 2nd position in ICC ranking

India begins their ODI series against Zimbabwe on Friday 10 July and they must win all the series 3-0 in order to remain at the No 2 position in the ICC ODI ranking. All the ODIs and T20 matches would be played at Harare. This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 8 July 2015.

India has a new captain in Ajinkya Rahane for the series with some new players it would be up to him to ensure that India maintains its position in world ranking.
India is now the No 2 with a total of 115 points while Zimbabwe, the hosts, are at No 11 with 44 points. India is obviously the favorites but, cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties and no one can forecast the result until the last ball is bowled.
A 2-1 win for India means they will drop two points but still maintain their second spot. However, a 1-2 loss will mean India will have to surrender four points and go down to fourth.
Against this, a 3-0 win for Zimbabwe will help them jump to 52 points. Thereby, they will be able to overtake Ireland and move to the 10th spot, while India will slip down to the fifth spot with 109.
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