Just a few days ago, Australia was at the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings and now they have to slip down. After losing to India in the first Test, the Australian team is currently in trouble. It was once considered the strongest and strongest contender to reach the WTC finals, but now the team has directly reached the third position, and reaching the finals seems to be in jeopardy. At the same time, if India beat him in the pink-ball Tests too, it will be difficult for him to move forward. India’s path to the final remains difficult, but the entire team is working hard to make it easy.
Team India tops WTC standings
Currently, if we talk about the world test match standings, the Indian team ranks first. After losing three consecutive games to New Zealand, the Indian team’s PCT has declined and its ranking has slipped to second place. However, after defeating Australia in the first game, the team has achieved a reversal and once again occupied the first position. . Australia had moved up to second place after losing to India but must now move up to third. The South African team has now reached second place.
South Africa is second in the standings
South Africa suffered a crushing defeat against Sri Lanka in the first match of the home Test series. Because of this, its PCT is now directly improved to 59.26. This means its PCT is slightly lower than India’s. But the team has now become the strongest contender to advance to the finals. If we talk about Australia, then it is forced to the third position. The team has now moved up to third place with a PCT of 57.69.
India vs Australia pink ball Test will be very important for both teams
Now the second match between India and Australia becomes very important for both the teams. If the Indian team can successfully win this game, its PTC will be improved and the team will take another step towards the WTC finals. On the other hand, if Australia has to face defeat, then their path forward will become very difficult. The situation now is that after every game, the team will lead, and every game is very important for every team.
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