The skipper Dimuth Karunaratne from Sri Lanka has said he wants the side to be the top four in the international rankings of testing as well as one day.

“Rankings are the keyword. I would like to say that Sri Lanka doesn’t need to rank not only in the ODI Cricket but also needs to be ranked in the test cricket. It simply means that there are semi-finalists and maybe two games far from the feather. It’s everyone’s speculation, so you’re likely to become world champions if that day’s going right,” Karunaratne said in the Official Sri Lanka Cricket website.

Sri Lanka is now on the 8th position in ODI, but West Indies washed up on its side earlier this year in the three-match ODI series.

So far, Karunaratne has played for Sri Lanka in 66 tests and 31 ODIs. He has scored 5207 runs in every format.

At fifth in the test ranking, the side was affected by a loss in Pakistan’s two-match test series.

The left-handed Karunratne also settled the impact of head coach Mickey Arthur who was appointed as the Sri Lanka Coach in December last year.

“Mickey is a cool bloke with many experiences that support him and his brand. Planning and clarity of roles at the international level is the norm, “said Karunaratne.

“The confidence that he has inspired among us in his own subtle way is extremely significant,” he said. “He definitely helped, and the outcome is often he added.

Last year Karunaratne revived his brief career when he joins Sri Lanka before the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He was chosen as the team skipper, but he wasn’t able to lead Sri Lanka into the tournament semi-finals.

“Boys and squads love sport, which makes my job so much easier. If you want to do and the atmosphere is conducive to that, the balance of the sport at this stage is so much more beneficial,” Karunaratne said.

Here are the latest team rankings:

ICC Test Rankings
Ranking Team Matches Points Rating
1 Australia 26 3,028 116
2 New Zealand 21 2,406 115
3 India 27 3,085 114
4 England 33 3,466 105
5 Sri Lanka 27 2,454 91
6 South Africa 23 2,076 90
7 Pakistan 16 1,372 86
8 West Indies 18 1,422 79
9 Afghanistan 3 170 57
10 Bangladesh 17 939 55
11 Zimbabwe 8 144 18
12 Ireland 0 0 0

 

ODI rankings
Ranking Team Match Points Rating points
1 England 38 4,820 127
2 India 49 5,819 119
3 New Zealand 32 3,716 116
4 South Africa 31 3,345 108
5 Australia 33 3,518 107
6 Pakistan 32 3,254 102
7 Bangladesh 34 2,989 88
8 Sri Lanka 39 3,297 85
9 West Indies 43 3,285 76
10 Afghanistan 28 1,549 55
11 Ireland 21 1,039 49
12 Netherlands 5 222 44
13 Oman 12 479 40
14 Zimbabwe 24 935 39
15 Scotland 16 419 26
16 Nepal 9 161 18
17 UAE 15 259 17
18 Namibia 9 152 17
19 United States 14 185 13
20 Papua New Guinea 14 0 0