The Indian team has an excellent record in Tests against the visiting Bangladesh team. If the Indian team is successful in winning this series, India can have a huge advantage in the World Test Championship. The Indian team will now face the Bangladesh team in the next series. Even though this series still has a lot of time to go, it is getting more discussion because of the importance of this series.
The Indian team can go further in the World Test Championship (WTC) table by winning the series of matches played under the WTC Cycle. India and Bangladesh have been playing Test cricket against each other since 2000. Since then 13 Test matches have been played between the two countries. Every time India has been superior in this.
The Indian team has won 11 of these Test matches and two matches have been drawn. That means the Bangladesh team has been trying to win at least one Test against India for the last 24 years, but they are not getting success. Bangladesh’s wish will be fulfilled this time too, it seems very unlikely.
The Indian team is currently at the top position in the World Test Championship points table. Australia is second. But the Australian team will not play a single Test during this period. This means that there is no major threat to India’s No. 1 ranking at the moment. India currently has 68.51 points in the World Test Championship points table.
India eyes yet another WTC final
If the Indian team wins these two Test matches against Bangladesh, this PCT will directly increase to 74.24. That means the Indian team will be closer to playing another World Test Championship final. India and Australia will play a five-match series in November. Earlier, the Indian team played two Test matches against Bangladesh and three against New Zealand.
While the Australian team will play only ODIs and T20Is. So there is no chance of increasing their PCT, but the Indian team has a big chance. It remains to be seen what the PCT of the two teams will be when India and Australia meet in November. The series is believed to decide which two teams will meet in the final of the next World Test Championship.
