WTC 2023: The Indian Cricket Team was on track towards Australia in the second Test of the four-match collection in Delhi. Rohit Sharma‘s males had been too scorching to deal with for Pat Cummins-led Aussies as the hosts gained the Delhi contest by 6 wickets. With the win, India have made a big achieve in the World Test Championship 2023 and are on brink of qualifying for the ultimate.
What does the WTC 2023 Points desk seem like
After India’s win in Delhi, the Men in Blue consolidated their second spot in the factors desk and likewise inched nearer to Australia for the top spot. Before the Delhi Test, India had been on 61.66 PCT and have now jumped to 64.06 PCT. Meanwhile, Australia fell additional following the loss. They had been on 70.83% to 66.67. The hole between the 2 is simply over 2.50% now.
How can India qualify for WTC 2023
The Indian group sit in a wholesome place to qualify for the second consecutive look in the World Test Championship finals. Rohit Sharma’s group is on second and has greater than 10 PCT clear than third-placed Sri Lanka. Notably, India will probably be by means of to the WTC remaining in the event that they win one of many remaining two matches, no matter some other group does. But India will qualify even when they lose their subsequent two video games, relying Sri Lanka don’t beat New Zealand by 2-0 in the two-match collection.
The Indian group was on track in the Delhi Test. They punched the Aussies after shedding the toss and bowling first. Usman Khawaja guided his group to a 263-run whole. The Indians had been in hassle as they had been 4 down for 66. But the center order, led by Virat Kohli and Axar Patel bailed the hosts out and put them 1 run wanting Australia’s 263. India ran by means of the Aussie lineup as Ravindra Jadeja grabbed a seven-wicket haul earlier than the batters- Cheteshwar Pujara, Srikar Bharat and Virat Kohli took them house.
India retains Border Gavaskar Trophy
With this win, India may also retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the third consecutive time. The Indian group gained the high-profile collection in 2016/17 earlier than retaining it in 2018/19, 2020/21, and now in 2022/23. There are nonetheless two matches left however even when Australia win them they are going to draw the collection 2-2, in which case, India will nonetheless preserve the trophy with them. The third match will probably be performed in Indore on March 1.
