World Test Championship: There is not much time left to decide the finalist teams of the World Test Championship 2021-23. Probably next month itself it will be decided that this time which two teams will fight in the WTC final. Currently, three series are left under the World Test Championship, in which a total of 8 matches are to be played. These 8 matches will decide the WTC finalists. In such a situation, how can Team India enter the final, understand here…
In the WTC points table, currently Australia (75.56%) is at the first position and the Indian team (58.93%) is at the second position. And these two teams are also the biggest contenders to reach the finals of WTC. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting in February between these two teams is most important in terms of the WTC final.
A 4-match Test series is to be played under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Even if Australia loses 0-3 in this series, it will still reach the final. However, in the defeat of 0-4, he will have to depend on the matches of other teams. At the same time, if the Indian team wins this series 3-1, then it will also reach the final. If the performance of the Indian team is a little less than this, then it will have to depend on the results of the other two series.
Which are those two series?
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand: Sri Lanka has to play a two-match Test series in New Zealand. Sri Lanka is currently at the third position (53.33%) in the WTC points table. If the Indian team is not able to achieve the desired result (3-1) against Australia, then it will have to hope that the Sri Lankan team does not win the Test series from New Zealand in any way. In the event of losing the Test series to Australia, India will also have to hope for Sri Lanka’s defeat in New Zealand.
South Africa vs West Indies: The South African team will host a two-match Test series against the West Indies. South Africa is at the fourth position (48.72%) in the WTC points table. If the Indian team is unable to register a 3-1 win against Australia, then it will have to hope that the result of the South Africa and West Indies series comes in its favor. That is, either it becomes a draw or West Indies wins it 1-0.
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