ICC Rankings: Team India Will Have to Win the WTC Final, Otherwise the Chair will be Snatched

WTC Final IND vs AUS ICC Test Rankings: Team India has a chance to capture the ICC trophy once again after ten years. The occasion will be the final of the World Test Championship ie WTC. When the teams of India and Australia will face each other at The Oval in England from June 7. At the same time, Rohit Sharma can do the work which Virat Kohli could not do in his captaincy. Even before this, Rohit Sharma has captained in the ICC tournament, when he had failed, but this time he would not like to miss. The special thing is that if Team India loses somewhere in the final, then its number one position in the ICC Test rankings will also be under threat.

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Team India number one in ICC Test rankings, Australia is at number two

Talking about the latest ICC Test rankings, Team India has now occupied the number one position by leaving behind Australia. While the Indian team has a rating of 121, Australia, sitting at number two, has a rating of 116. That is, there is a difference of only 5 rating points. Now let’s understand the possibilities ahead and after that we will know what will happen if the equations are formed after the WTC final.

If Team India wins the final match and captures the title, then its rating will increase from 121 to 123, while Australia’s rating will drop from 116 to 115. That is, the gap in rating points which is currently six, will increase to eight. But now let’s understand the other aspect as well. If the Australian team wins the final match, its rating will increase to 119, while that of Team India will drop to 119. That is, even after this, Team India will remain on the number one position. But the real trouble will start after this.

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Ashes series between Australia and England will start from June 16

After the WTC final 2023, Australia will play an Ashes series against England on their home soil from June 16, in which five Test matches will be played. Now after winning the WTC final, if the Australian team defeats England in the first test, then its rating will increase to 121, while Team India’s will remain 119, due to which the Indian team will slip from number one and Australia will again be on the number one chair. Will take possession from But if Team India wins their match against Australia, then England will have to win at least four out of five Tests to become number one.

After the victory of the Indian team, if Australia wins its next match against England, then its rating will be 118, after winning the second match, the rating will be 119, after winning the third match, the rating will be 121, and after winning the fourth match, the rating will be 123, while the fifth After winning the match the rating will be 124. Only then will Australia be able to occupy the number one position again. The England team may lose five Tests in a row at home, it is possible, but it is a very difficult task. Here, if England manages to win even one of the five matches, then Australia’s plans to become number one will be ruined.