Dubai, April 15: India will be handed USD 175,000 for finishing as the number one Test side while also pocketing another USD 75,000 for finishing as second-ranked ODI team this season, the ICC said.
Indian team (128 points) has been sitting on top of the Test Championship table since December 2009. South Africa (127 points) will pocket USD 75,000 for ending in second position in the Test Championship table at the cut-off date of April 1.
Australia have earned USD 175,000 for finishing on top of the ODI table with 128 points at the cut-off date. The team has been occupying the number-one position on the ODI Championship table since leapfrogging South Africa and India in September 2009.
In the latest ODI rankings issued, Australia have 129 points, eight points more than India’s (121 points).
-Agencies