- If Team India has to make it to the final of the World Test Championship without any dependence, then it should win 4-0 or 5-0 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy on the Australia tour…
Team India will play the WTC final, fate depends on England-New Zealand, know the equation
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After winning the series against New Zealand, there have been major changes in the equation for Team India regarding the final of the World Test Championship. If Team India has to make it to the final of the World Test Championship without any dependence, then it will have to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy by 4-0 or 5-0 on the Australia tour.
If Team India is not successful in doing this, then its path to the final looks difficult but nothing is impossible. If Team India loses the series 0-4 on the Australia tour, then it will be directly out of the race for the final of the World Test Championship. Let us tell you what all the equations say about Team India reaching the final.
What will happen by winning the Border Gavaskar Trophy?
Recently, Team India had to face a 3-0 Test series defeat against New Zealand at home, due to which the doors have opened for many other teams for the final of the World Test Championship. In such a situation, the road is not easy for Team India now. If Team India has to make it to the final directly, then it will have to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy by 4-0 or 5-0.
But if Team India is not able to do this then how are the equations being formed. If Team India wins the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1, 3-0 and 4-2 then one match in the Test series between New Zealand and England should be drawn, only then will the dream of Team India reaching the third final come true.
All eyes on New Zealand and Sri Lanka
If Team India wins the series against Australia 2-0, then England will have to win one Test against New Zealand at any cost, only then India will be able to make it to the final. On the other hand, if the series between Australia and India ends at 3-2, then fans will have to pray that England defeats New Zealand in one Test and Sri Lanka also draws at least one Test with Australia.
If Team India defeats Australia 2-1, 1-0 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy or the series ends in a 1-1 draw, then Team India would want New Zealand to win at least one Test against England and Sri Lanka to draw at least one Test in the series against Australia. But if the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ends at 2-2, then in these circumstances, New Zealand should win at most one match in the series against England and Sri Lanka should win the series against Australia.
What will be the equation after losing the Border Gavaskar Trophy?
If Team India faces a 2-3 defeat in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, then Team India will reach the final of the World Test Championship only if New Zealand wins a maximum of one match in the series against England. Apart from this, South Africa and Sri Lanka lose at least two out of their 4 Test matches.
Apart from this, if the Indian team loses the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-2, 1-3, 0-0, 0-1, then India will get a place in the final only if England wins the series against New Zealand, Pakistan defeats South Africa 2-0, Australia defeats Sri Lanka 2-0 and the series between South Africa and Sri Lanka ends in a 1-1 draw.
Along with this, if the result of Border-Gavaskar Trophy comes in favor of Australia at 1-4, 0-2, 0-3, then the path to the final will become even more difficult for the Indian team. In such a situation, Team India would want England to win the series against New Zealand by 2-0 or 3-0, Pakistan to beat South Africa by 2-0, Australia to beat Sri Lanka by 2-0 and the series between South Africa and Sri Lanka to be drawn at 1-1.
Apart from this, if Team India loses 0-4 and 0-5 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the Australia tour, then Team India will be directly out of the race for the final of the World Test Championship.