India must win the majority of their remaining Test matches in the current WTC cycle without losing any of them. India will have to work hard to get to the World Test Championship final for the second time in a row. They are fourth on the WTC final table, and while Sri Lanka is third, they face competition from South Africa and Australia to get there.
India must ensure that they do not lose any of the remaining six matches in this cycle and win the majority of them. They seized control of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram at the conclusion of Day 2 to begin their final push for the spot. In response to India’s 404, the hosts have been reduced to 133/8.
According to head coach Rahul Dravid, the team is simply taking each Test as it comes rather than planning too far ahead. “It is a one-step process. Before we begin here, I don’t think we can begin looking at the sixth one.
First and foremost, we must win this one. We need to play our best cricket to allow ourselves an opportunity and afterward go to Dhaka and recreate. In an interview with BCCI.tv, Dravid said, “Just take it as we go.”
They will play four matches against Australia at home. In a three-match Test series that begins on Saturday, Australia also takes on South Africa. This indicates that the current top two teams could see a significant decline in their win percentage in the upcoming months, particularly Australia, which has the daunting task of hosting India.
Australia has not had the option to beat India in a Test series, home or away starting around 2015. “We are aware that we face a challenge; we must win the majority of the championship games remaining. But if we don’t take the first steps correctly, we won’t get there.
Dravid stated, “We have to concentrate on this one, then we will see how the cards fall, and then we will see what we have to do in the series against Australia.”