The Indian cricket team is once again very close to playing the final of the World Test Championship. Although its place is not confirmed yet, the chances are looking very high.
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is once again very close to playing the final of the World Test Championship. Although its place is not confirmed yet, the chances are looking very high. After losing three consecutive Tests against New Zealand at home, these chances had faded a bit, but now that the Indian team has won the first Test in Australia, the opportunity has started to appear again. Meanwhile, if Team India defeats Australia in the second Test as well, then it will not only get closer to the final of the WTC but will also become the team with the most matches won on foreign soil in the World Test Championship. Which no team has been able to do till date.
India and England are the teams that have won the most matches on foreign soil in WTC:
The Indian team still has to play four more matches in this cycle of the World Test Championship. All these matches are to be held in this series with Australia. That is why this series has become very important for the Indian team. Meanwhile, the Indian team has so far won 12 matches on foreign soil in the history of the World Test Championship. If the team manages to win the next match as well, then it will be its 13th victory on foreign soil. India has played 25 Test matches on foreign soil since 2019 and has also managed to win 12 of them. Currently, the England team is also at par with India.
England’s cricket team is also at par with India:
If we talk about England, it has played 30 matches on foreign soil so far in the World Test Championship, out of which it has won 12 matches. That is, the teams of India and England are currently at par. But as soon as the Indian team wins one match, it will reach number one and will also create history. Even though the England team is now out of the race for the final of the World Test Championship, it still has to play some more matches in this cycle. That is, this upheaval will continue between these two teams. It is important for India that the team wins all its remaining matches against Australia, so that it remains the team winning the most matches on foreign soil, and also makes its place in the final of the World Test Championship without any hassle.
Australia has won a total of 10 Test matches on foreign soil. Talking about Australia, it is currently at number three. Australia has played 22 matches on foreign soil so far in the World Test Championship and has won 10. In the series being played against India right now, even if the team wins any match, it will not have any effect on its health, because here we are talking about winning Test matches on foreign soil. But the Australian team is currently playing at home. It remains to be seen whether Team India, captained by Rohit Sharma, makes this record by winning the next match or it has to wait a bit.