The Indian team has suffered a loss in the points table of the World Test Championship. New Zealand has made a huge leap in the points table by defeating West Indies by 9 wickets in the second test. Let us tell you that Pakistan is also ahead of India in the table. After winning the second test against West Indies, New Zealand has moved from sixth to third place. Australia is at first place with 100 points percentage.

Australia, the winner of the 2023 World Test Championship, is currently in first place. Australia currently has a 2-0 lead over England in the Ashes 2025-26 series. South Africa, which recently gave a 2-0 clean sweep to India in the Test series at home, is in second place. Kiwi team has captured the third place.

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The Indian team is now in sixth place, with a points percentage of 48.15. Whereas Australia, sitting at the top, has a points percentage of 100. The difference is so clear that Team India’s hopes of going to the final are decreasing. Even Pakistan is ahead of India at fifth position in the points table.

If England makes a strong comeback in the remaining 3 matches of the Ashes, then the Indian team can slip one more place to seventh position. In the current cycle of WTC, India has played 9 Tests and registered only four wins. Sri Lanka has also slipped one place to fourth position.

When is India’s next test series?

India does not have to play any test series for the next 8 months. Team India’s next Test series will be with Sri Lanka in August 2026. Let us tell you that if India has to keep its hopes of 2027 WTC final alive, then it will have to win most of the remaining matches.

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The number of teams in the World Test Championship is going to increase from 9 to 12. Only 9 teams are participating in the 2025-2027 cycle of WTC, but after 2027 the number of teams may increase to 12. With this, teams like Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland will get to play more test matches. On the other hand, for the last one year, there have been continuous discussions on the two-division format. According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, no consensus could be reached on the 2-division format in the recent ICC meeting.

According to ESPN Cricinfo, the 2-division format was discussed in the recent ICC meeting, but due to the funding model and less opportunities to play with the top teams, this format could not be agreed upon.

Former New Zealand cricketer Roger Trews was leading a working committee formed by the ICC. Apart from some of the issues mentioned above, no consensus has been reached on the system of team promotion. If any one of the top-3 teams is relegated to another division, then they will not be able to play against each other. This problem was put forward by ECB CEO Richard Thompson in August.

The decision to bring 12 teams in the World Test Championship can be positive. All 12 teams will have to play a certain number of matches in the entire WTC cycle. However, no additional funds will be allocated to the country hosting a match.

While decentralization of funds could not start from the three big countries, countries like Afghanistan and Ireland will be able to play a certain number of test matches in the World Test Championship. According to the report, a board director in ICC said that this model will ensure that every country gets the opportunity to play Test cricket.

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South Africa defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the second test played in Rawalpindi. With this defeat at home, Pakistan has moved out of the top-2 within 8 days, whereas after winning the first test, this team under the captaincy of Shan Masood had reached the second position. This test series of 2 matches Pakistan vs South Africa ended in a 1-1 draw. Pakistan’s defeat in the second test has given a big advantage to India in the WTC points table.

Pakistan suffered loss

Before this Test, Pakistan team was in second place in the World Test Championship 2025-2027 points table, this happened after its victory in the first Test. Now Pakistan has reached 5th position. The team has won 1 out of 2 matches and lost 1. Pakistan’s winning percentage is 50 with 12 points.

South Africa at number four

After winning the second test, South Africa is at fourth position in the points table. South Africa has also won 1 out of 2 matches and lost 1. Like Pakistan, its victory percentage is also 50. Let us tell you that the points table of the World Test Championship is determined on the basis of the winning percentage of the teams. The team which has higher winning percentage remains on top.

India benefited from Pakistan’s defeat

India had just defeated West Indies 2-0 in the Test series at home, even after this there was no change in India’s position in the table but Team India has benefited from Pakistan’s defeat. The team has moved from fourth to third place. India has played 7 matches in this WTC cycle (2025-2027), out of which they have won 4 and lost 2. One of the team’s matches against England was a draw. India has 52 points and a winning percentage of 61.90.

Australia and Sri Lanka top-2

Australia cricket team is currently at the first position in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025-27. The team has played 3 matches and won all three. Australia has 36 points with 100 percent win. Sri Lanka is at second place, which has won 1 out of 2 matches and one of its matches has been a draw. Sri Lanka’s winning percentage with 16 points is 66.67.

India has won the 2-match Test series against West Indies 2-0. In the second test played in Delhi, Shubman Gill and team defeated the visiting team by 7 wickets. Earlier in Ahmedabad, India had defeated West Indies by an innings and 140 runs. This is India’s first win in the World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle. Know what is the status of the marks table after this? Which team is in which position.

Australia and Sri Lanka occupy top-2

The Australia cricket team has played 3 Tests in the WTC 2025-27 cycle and won all three matches. Australia is at first place in the points table with 36 points and 100 percent win. In second place is Sri Lanka, which has played 2 Tests and won 1 match and drawn 1. Sri Lanka has 16 points but the winning percentage is 66.67. Sri Lanka is above India due to higher winning percentage.

Team India at number three

India is at third place in the World Test Championship points table. India has played 7 matches in this cycle, out of which the team has won 4 and lost 2. The team’s 1st match (against England) was a draw. India is at third place in the points table with 52 points and 61.90 win percentage.

England is at number four, which ended the 5-match Test series against India with a 2-2 draw. England won 2 matches and lost 2, 1 match was drawn. England is at fourth position with 26 points and 43.33 win percentage.

With whom and when is India’s next test series?

Team India’s next test series will be played next month. South Africa team will play a series of 2 Test, 3 ODI and 5 T20 matches on India tour. It will start with the Test series, the first Test will be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from 14th November. The second Test will be played at the ACA (Assam Cricket Association) Stadium in Assam from 22nd November.

Sri Lanka is second in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025-2027, the team has 16 points. But despite the 22 points, the England cricket team is third. Team India has reached number four after losing in Lord’s Test. Know on what basis the marks are given in the WTC points table, how can a team be left behind despite having more marks. Know how the ranking is decided?

The Australia cricket team is at the top in the World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle, Pat Cummins & Team defeated the West Indies 3–0 in the Test series. Australia has 36 points, their win percent is 100 percent. The second number is the Sri Lanka cricket team, the team has won one of the 2 Tests against Bangladesh and played 1 draw. Sri Lanka has 16 points.

India at number four in World Test Championship 2025-27

The Indian cricket team started this cycle with the Test series against England. 3 matches have been played, out of which England have won 2 matches and 1 India. England have 22 points, but still behind Sri Lanka with 16 points. England is at number three.

Team India is currently at number four in WTC, Shubman Gill & Team has 12 points. Know how many marks are received when the team wins, losing or draw.

How is the points calculated in the World Test Championship?

• Winning team – 12 digits
• On tie – 6 points
• On drawing – 4 digit
• On losing – no score

How is the ranking of teams in WTC?

The order of teams is not decided in the World Test Championship based on points. Let us know that the ranking of teams in this point table is decided on the basis of percentage of victory. Sri Lanka win percentage is 66.67 and England’s 61.11.

1. Australia: 100.00
2. Sri Lanka: 66.67
3. England: 61.11
4. India: 33.33
5. Bangladesh: 16.67
6. West Indies: 0.00

World Test Championship 2025-27: Just a few days ago, South Africa won the World Test Championship 2025 title. He registered a historic victory over Australia by 5 wickets in the final. South Africa won an ICC Trophy after nearly 27 years. Legendary players like Graeme Smith, Sean Pollock and AB de Villiers also witnessed this special moment and historic victory. Now veteran player de Villiers has given an important advice to the ICC, he believes that the World Test Championship Finals should be held every 4 years.

Discussing a podcast, AB de Villiers said that the World Test Championship schedule by the ICC needs improvement. He believes that if the final of WTC is every 4 years, everyone can benefit. De Villiers believes that all Test playing countries should get equal opportunity.

WTC final in 4 years

AB de Villiers said, “You should have the feeling as if you have reached the finals after performing well against all the countries. Perhaps the WTC cycle should be four years old. We have done so in ODI cricket before, then why not in Test format? This format will be appropriate and organizers will get more time to prepare a balanced and fair system.”

Test cricket is also struggling with a big trouble, because many countries are not getting the host of Test matches. Talking about South Africa, he has not hosted any Test series till October 2026.

When did WTC start

The World Test Championship was started in the year 2019, in which the format to play the final match was prepared every 2 years. Such a format was prepared that in this interval of 2 years, a team has to play 6 Test series, including three domestic series and three foreign tours.

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ICC ready for 4 day test: The International Cricket Council is set to approve the four -day Test in the World Test Championship. Its purpose is to make sports accessible and more practical for small countries. ICC chairman Jai Shah himself has supported this, although 3 countries including India will get discounts.

A total of 27 series will be played between 9 countries in the World Test Championship from 2025 to 2027, out of which only 2 such series will be played while only 2 Tests will be played while 3-3 Tests will be played in 6 series. England, Australia and Indian cricket team will play a 5-5-match Test series against each other.

Jai Shah’s support for 4 -day test

According to The Guardian report, during the WTC final discussion, ICC President Jai Shah has given his support for the four-day Test with the aim of approved time for the 2027-29 World Test Championship cycle. India, England and Australia will be allowed to schedule a 5-match Test series of 5-match Test for Ashes, Border Gavaskar Trophy and Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Let us know that in ICC 2017, the four -day Test for the first bilateral competitions was approved, under which England played a 4 -day Test against Zimbabwe this year. Earlier, England also played a four -day Tests against Ireland in 2019 and 2023. Now bringing it to WTC will be a significant change.

What will be different in the four -day Test?

Many small countries do not want to host the test due to time cost and time, but if the Test is reduced to 4 days, then a series of 3 Test matches can be finished within 3 weeks. In the four -day Test, there will be a target of playing 98 overs every day, now it is of 90 overs. This will reduce the waste of time.

5-day Test format will continue in WTC 2025-27

The World Test Championship with Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Test has started the 2025-27 cycle. 2 matches will be played in this series. Team India will start this cycle with a 5 -match Test series against England, whose first match will be played at the Handingley Cricket Ground from June 20 to June 24. The Test match will be 5 days in the World Test Championship 2025-27.