India Drops To 6th In World Test Championship: Following India’s humiliating loss by an innings and 32 runs against South Africa, the two-time finalists of the World Test Championship (WTC) have slipped to sixth in the rankings of the ongoing cycle.
India Drops To 6th In World Test Championship: WTC 2023
After the 2023 WTC final was won by Australia, a new two-year cycle started. Most teams have not played more than a couple of matches, but early wins in a cycle put a team in a good position to be around the top of the league table.
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South Africa, who played their only match of this cycle against India recently, are on top of the table with a 100% record. Then comes New Zealand with a win and a loss against Bangladesh and a 50% record. Australia rounds off the top 4 with four wins, two losses, a draw and a 50% record.
As per the India Drops To 6th In World Test Championship, Surprisingly, it is Bangladesh on fourth with a 50% record as well after trading victories against New Zealand. Pakistan are fifth in the rankings. They too have 2 wins and 2 losses, but due to a 2-point deduction due to a slow over-rate in their first Test against Australia, their current record is 45.83%.
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Then comes India in sixth. The Men in Blue had won one and drew one match against the West Indies earlier this year. Now this loss against South Africa and a two-point deduction due to slow over-rate means India has a 38.89% record.
West Indies, England, and Sri Lanka are the only other nations who have played Test cricket in this cycle and are on 7th, 8th, and 9th with a 16.67%, 15%, and 0% record respectively.
India will now look to improve their record in WTC 2023-25 and will be eyeing a win against South Africa in the second and final match of their series.
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