Updated World Test Championship table and what it means for Team India after recent win

This cricket season has brought back the interest of people after a tough period of lockdowns and pandemic. In the Australia series, both teams fought well and all the matches generated good traction among the viewers due to the competitiveness of the series. The rise of the Indian team has been exemplary with young people’s contribution in crucial situations. In the current series of England tour of India, the visitors won the first match, while the Indian team registered the biggest win by a margin, 317 runs.

Just before the starting of this series, The Indian team stood 2^nd in the rankings, but after this win, they have climbed to first place in the WTC Points Table. It is to be said that the New Zealand team has already qualified for the finals which is to be played in June at Lords. It remains to be seen which team faces them in the first-ever WTC Finals.

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Scenario for India

The Indian team is riding on a good form of the bowling all-rounder, Ashwin who has effectively contributed to the team’s win against Australia as well as England. While players like Pant and Virat too have chipped in with important contributions with the bat.

India can qualify if

=> India wins the IND vs ENG by 2-1
=> India wins the IND vs ENG series by 3-1

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Scenario for England

The England team has also a good set of players who can bring them into the top position at the points table. Their series against Sri Lanka would keep them in good stead even after a bad loss against India in the 2^nd test match. The performance of Root and Stokes will be important, while Broad and Anderson would look to use their experience in the next 2 test matches.

England can qualify if

=> England wins the IND vs ENG series by 3-1

Scenario for Australia

The Australian team lost to India on their home soil last month and would expect the visitors to show a good fight which would also come in handy in their favour. Australia does not have anything in their control, as their test fixture is not scheduled till June.

Australia can qualify if

=> England wins the IND vs ENG series by 3-1
=> IND vs ENG test series result ends 1-1
=> IND vs ENG test series result ends 2-2

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