WTC Final / Team India needs only so much win for the final

The most discussed ICC World Test Championship is going on at this time. The Test series between India and Bangladesh will begin on September 19, but before that Pakistan vs Bangladesh and England vs Sri Lanka series continue. By the way, if you look at the WTC points table now, then Team India is holding the chair of number one. But the question is whether this will continue even further.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 22, 2024, 06:00 AM
WTC Final: The most discussed ICC World Test Championship is going on at this time. The Test series between India and Bangladesh will begin on September 19, but before that Pakistan vs Bangladesh and England vs Sri Lanka series continue. By the way, if you look at the WTC points table now, then Team India is holding the chair of number one. But the question is whether this will continue even further. That is, will the Indian team be able to finish in the top 2. If the team has to do so, then how many matches will have to be won from here to the end. Let us tell you in detail.

The focus of the whole world on Test cricket

The focus of the whole world will be on Test cricket for the next few months to come. Test series is being played between many big teams, while some are going to start. The Indian team is currently at number one in the points table of the World Test Championship. The team still has to play many Test series in the current cycle. Even though Team India is at number one, there are many more teams, which can travel to the final. All teams will try to beat their opposition teams, strengthen their location in the Point table of WTC, so that they can travel to the finals.

The equation of Team India going to the final

India is at the forefront of the final race. Team India has maintained its possession at number-1 firmly. The Indian team is a table topper with 68.52 percentage points, while the team still has three series left. India will have to play 2 Test matches against Bangladesh at their home, 3 Test matches against New Zealand and 5 Test matches against Australia after that. Now let's talk about India's possibilities. India needs 63 per cent marks out of 120 points of these 10 Test matches to stay above 60 per cent marks. Let us tell you that under the World Test Championship, there are 12 points on a win and four points on the draw. That is, India will get 64 points from five wins and one draw, which will keep it above 60 percent marks. But here it has to be kept in mind that India's marks will not be deducted for slow over rate.

Team India will have to avoid defeat, the rest of the matches will have to be won

In this way, India will have to win 5 out of the remaining 10 Tests and even if there is a draw, the work will go on. But what about the remaining four Tests. If India loses in it, the number of winning matches will increase even more. That is, the winning match will be more than that, but more than that. Actually, after the victory, the win percentage increases, then it is less after the defeat. Therefore, do not win, the Indian team will have to avoid defeat. In this way, it is clear that if the Indian team wins the five Test matches played in their home, then there will be some relief for it in Australia. But if a single match of five matches turned into a defeat, then the other team will not delay even a little in going. The Indian team will try to win the match. Anyway, the two WTC finals have reached India every time in its finals. It is another matter that it did not succeed in winning the final. Now it has to be seen how Team India performs in the remaining Test.