Indian cricket staff kicked off their ICC World Test Championship 2023-2025 marketing campaign with a dominant win over West Indies in the first Test match on Friday, July 14. Yashasvi Jaiswal shone with a bat on his worldwide debut and the veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked 12 wickets to information India to a huge win by an innings and 141 runs at Roseau’s Windsor Park.
With a win, India surpassed the present Test champions Australia in the up to date WTC factors desk for the 2023-25 cycle. India earned 12 factors from one recreation and with a profitable proportion of 100 lead the up to date desk.
Australia have been main the standing previous to India’s first Test match with 22 factors however profitable proportion of 61.11 after three Tests in the continued Ashes 2023. They took a 2-0 lead however misplaced the final match at Headingley as England began their fightback to stay alive in the Ashes.Â
But ICC deducted two factors from each Australia and England as a consequence of a gradual over-rate in the first recreation. England began their marketing campaign with minus two factors however with a win in their final recreation, now are positioned in third place with 10 factors.
India suffered a heartbreaking defeat to New Zealand in the WTC ultimate 2021 after which an embarrassing 209-run loss to Australia in the newest ultimate final month. But Rohit Sharma-led facet has kicked off their marketing campaign with an ideal win and will likely be wanting on to carry their lead on the prime of the factors desk.
Updated WTC Points Table 2023-2025:
Meanwhile, India is more likely to dominate the factors desk for the remainder of 2023 as they subsequent play Test cricket in December on a South Africa tour. India will host England in five-match Test collection in January-February 2024.
