India are at present positioned second within the factors desk within the World Test Championship 2021-23 with a factors proportion of 58.93 courtesy of 99 factors from eight wins.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 8, 2023 21:36 IST
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By India Today Web Desk: India are sitting fairly within the second spot within the World Test Championship 2021-23 factors desk. With 99 factors from eight wins, India have a factors proportion of 58.93, second to Australia’s 75.75. While going previous Australia might not be attainable, India have each probability to complete second and advance to the ultimate of the match.
India are left with 4 Test matches at house towards Australia later this yr. The Tests will happen in Nagpur, Delhi, Dharamsala and Ahmedabad from February 9 onwards.
If India handle to win the sequence 3-1 or higher, they are going to be via to the ultimate whatever the ends in the opposite matches. In that case, India can have a factors proportion of both 62.5 (3-1) or 68.06 (4-0).
However, if the sequence ends at 2-2, India’s factors proportion might be 56.94 and that’s the place Sri Lanka will fancy their probabilities. If Sri Lanka beat New Zealand 2-0 within the abroad Tests, they may push India down from the highest two of the desk.
India cannot sit again vs Australia
For India to remain forward of South Africa, they should win the sequence by a minimal margin of 1-0 or the sequence ought to end at 2-2. However, if the Border Gavaskar Trophy ends at 1-1, South Africa can have an opportunity to go previous India.
However, at the beginning, South Africa have to win their house Tests towards the West Indies to have any probability of going via to the following spherical.
As far as India are involved, they lately defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in Mirpur and Chattogram to strengthen their possibilities of going via to the ultimate. India have been in dire straits within the 2nd Test after they misplaced seven wickets.
However, Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Ashwin constructed a useful partnership to avoid wasting the day for India. Back in 2021, India performed the ultimate of the WTC at Edgbaston in Birmingham towards New Zealand, however did not go previous the end line.
Edited By:
sabyasachi chowdhury
Published On:
Jan 8, 2023
