Will Team India not be able to play the final of WTC? Know what is the equation after the defeat in Pune test, watch video

Cricket News Desk. It seemed that the Indian team would easily make it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final, but suddenly the equations are changing. Team India is in danger of being out of the race for the WTC final. The reason is New Zealand. Fans were hopeful that India would easily secure its place by defeating the visiting team 3-0 or 2-1. But the New Zealand team has turned the tables. They have taken a 2-0 lead in the 3-match test series. The Indian team had to face defeat first in Bengaluru and then in Pune. With the defeat in the second match, the Indian team lost the series at home after 12 years and now it will have to work hard for the WTC final as well. Let us know what has changed in the WTC equation after the Pune Test.

What was the impact of the defeat in Pune Test?
Rohit Sharma-led Team India is on top of the WTC points table with 68.06 percent points ahead of the Pune Test. Whereas the Australian team stood second with 62.50 percent marks. Apart from this, Sri Lanka stood third with 55.56 percent marks, South Africa stood fourth with 47.62 percent marks and New Zealand stood fifth with 44.44 percent marks.

After the defeat in Pune, Team India's points percentage has fallen to 62.82. However, there is no impact on the situation as despite the defeat, Rohit Sharma's team is ahead by a slim margin of 0.32 percentage points. That means the number one crown is about to be snatched away. The New Zealand team has benefited from this victory. It scored 50 percent marks and reached fourth position, leaving South Africa behind.

Will Team India be out of the WTC final?
After the defeat in the Pune Test, the biggest question is whether the Indian team will be out of the race for the WTC final? At present, Team India is not out, but the danger of being out is definitely looming. The Indian team now has 6 matches left in this cycle. If he wants to reach the final without depending on any team, he will have to win at least 4 matches. But this seems impossible to happen, because one match is against New Zealand and 5 matches are against Australia at home.

Sri Lanka, which is ranked third in the points table, has 4 matches left, out of which it has to win 3. In this, it has to play 2 matches against Australia at home ground while the remaining 2 matches are against South Africa at home ground. Apart from this, New Zealand, which is at number four, now has 4 matches in this cycle, out of which one match is to be played against India in Mumbai. 3 matches are to be played against England on home ground. New Zealand will have to win all these matches to go straight to the finals. South Africa will have to win 4 out of the remaining 5 matches. Of these, they have to play 1 match against Bangladesh and 2 matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan at home.