Eight Tests remain for India in their race to enter the World Test Championship final. In those matches, the Shubman Gill -led side needs around six wins. It’s not a good position to be in, but India still have a chance.
Former head coach Rahul Dravid says India have slightly “fallen behind” in the race to qualify for the World Test Championship final and, even though the performance in Sri Lanka right now is encouraging, it will not be easy for the team to get past New Zealand during an upcoming series.
Currently placed fifth in the points table, two-time finalists India are locked in an uphill battle to win the majority of their remaining matches in the World Test Championship 2025-2027 and move up
That’s a generation of truly great Australian players, a great Australian team that has not won in India. “I’m hoping they do. “They’ve fallen behind a little bit, but the kind of quality that the Indian team has, you’re not going to write them off at any stage. “(Playing against) New Zealand away (is) always a challenge. (They are a) tough team, New Zealand, to play away from home. “Australia will be really exciting. A lot of their players will be very keen to do well in India.
They started off well against Sri Lanka, so that’s a good first step,” he said. A lot of the young Indian boys have not played in those conditions, so that’s going to be a big challenge,” he said.
It’ll be a great run if India can qualify for the WTC final from here,” Dravid, a team owner in the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), told JioStar when asked if India would be able to make the summit clash from here. The former India captain said even the visiting Australian team would have players desperate to do well in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy come January. So they’ll be keen to do that,” Dravid said.
