India's defeat created panic in the WTC Points Table, New Zealand's victory made the final race interesting

WTC Points Table: New Zealand has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series by winning the first Test match played against India at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru by 8 wickets. On the fifth day, New Zealand had a small target of 107 runs to win, which they achieved very easily and defeated India in India after 36 years.

After this defeat of India, the points table of ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 ​​has also become interesting. The Indian team still remains at number one but they have suffered the loss of some points. India's points percentage (PCT) in 12 Tests this cycle has fallen from 74.24 to 68.05, which is still higher than Australia, which is second with 62.5 PCT.

At the same time, with its fourth win, New Zealand has reached fourth position. India now have seven Tests left in this cycle – two against New Zealand and five against Australia. India will have to win five of these matches to reach the final regardless of other results. If other results go in their favour, India can also qualify for next year's WTC final with four wins.

India will face New Zealand in the second Test match from October 24 in Pune. The third Test match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1-5, after which India will leave for Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy series. In such a situation, after this defeat, the Indian team will not only be desperate to make a comeback in the next Test but the players will also keep the World Test Championship in mind because if India loses even one of the remaining two Test matches against New Zealand, then not only India will lose the series. Not only will he lose, the path to the final will also become difficult.