As of 10 Dec 2023, India leads the global Test team rankings with a remarkable rating of 118 in 29 matches, accumulating a total of 3434 points. Following closely behind is Australia, securing the second spot in the worldwide men's rankings with a rating of 118 in 30 matches, totaling 3534 points. In the third position for men's ICC team ranking is England, with a total of 115 points and a rating of 4941 in 43 Matches.
| Pos | Team | Code | Matches | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | IND | 29 | 3434 | 118 |
| 2 | Australia | AUS | 30 | 3534 | 118 |
| 3 | England | ENG | 43 | 4941 | 115 |
| 4 | South Africa | SA | 21 | 2182 | 104 |
| 5 | New Zealand | NZ | 23 | 2291 | 100 |
| 6 | Pakistan | PAK | 25 | 2304 | 92 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | SL | 27 | 2123 | 79 |
| 8 | West Indies | WI | 28 | 2154 | 77 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | BAN | 19 | 873 | 46 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 7 | 223 | 32 |
The ICC provides ratings for the end of each month back to June 2003. The teams that have successively held the highest rating since that date, by whole month periods. Since the ICC officially began ranking teams in 2003, Australia had dominated the rankings table. However, from 2009, several teams (Australia, South Africa, India, England and Pakistan) have competed for the top positions.
| Team | Cumulative Months | Start | End | Total Months | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 41 | Jan-52 | May-55 | 41 | - |
| England | 33 | Jun-55 | Feb-58 | 33 | - |
| Australia | 46 | Mar-58 | Jul-58 | 5 | - |
| England | 38 | Aug-58 | Dec-58 | 5 | - |
| Australia | 106 | Jan-59 | Dec-63 | 60 | - |
| West Indies | 60 | Jan-64 | Dec-68 | 60 | - |
| South Africa | 12 | Jan-69 | Dec-69 | 12 | - |
| England | 75 | Jan-70 | Jan-73 | 37 | - |
| Australia | 108 | Feb-73 | Mar-73 | 2 | - |
| India | 15 | Apr-73 | Jun-74 | 15 | - |
| Australia | 151 | Jul-74 | Jan-78 | 43 | - |
| West Indies | 72 | Feb-78 | Jan-79 | 12 | - |
| England | 94 | Feb-79 | Aug-80 | 19 | - |
| India | 21 | Sep-80 | Feb-81 | 6 | - |
| West Indies | 161 | Mar-81 | Jul-88 | 89 | - |
| Pakistan | 2 | Aug-88 | Sep-88 | 2 | - |
| West Indies | 189 | Oct-88 | Jan-91 | 28 | - |
| Australia | 154 | Feb-91 | Apr-91 | 3 | - |
| West Indies | 204 | May-91 | Jul-92 | 15 | - |
| Australia | 160 | Aug-92 | Jan-93 | 6 | - |
| West Indies | 235 | Feb-93 | Aug-95 | 31 | - |
| India | 24 | Sep-95 | Nov-95 | 3 | - |
| Australia | 204 | Dec-95 | Jul-99 | 44 | - |
| South Africa | 17 | Aug-99 | Dec-99 | 5 | - |
| Australia | 206 | Jan-00 | Feb-00 | 2 | - |
| South Africa | 18 | Mar-00 | Mar-00 | 1 | - |
| Australia | 222 | Apr-00 | Jul-01 | 16 | - |
| South Africa | 19 | Aug-01 | Aug-01 | 1 | - |
| Australia | 243 | Sep-01 | May-03 | 21 | - |
| Australia | 74 | Jun-03 | Jul-09 | 74 | 143 |
| South Africa | 3 | Aug-09 | Nov-09 | 3 | 122 |
| India | 21 | Nov-09 | Aug-11 | 21 | 125 |
| England | 12 | Aug-11 | Aug-12 | 12 | 125 |
| South Africa | 24 | Aug-12 | May-14 | 21 | 135 |
| Australia | 77 | May-14 | Jul-14 | 3 | 123 |
| South Africa | 42 | Jul-14 | Jan-16 | 18 | 130 |
| India | 22 | Jan-16 | Feb-16 | 1 | 110 |
| Australia | 83 | Feb-16 | Aug-16 | 6 | 118 |
| India | 23 | Aug-16 | Aug-16 | 1 | 112 |
| Pakistan | 2 | Aug-16 | Oct-16 | 2 | 111 |
| India | 66 | Oct-16 | Apr-20 | 43 | 130 |
| Australia | 91 | May-20 | Jan-21 | 8 | 116 |
| New Zealand | 2 | Jan-21 | Mar-21 | 2 | 118 |
| India | 69 | Mar-21 | Jun-21 | 3 | 122 |
| New Zealand | 5 | Jun-21 | Present | 3 | 126 |