WTC Points Table: The 2-0 defeat at the hands of South Africa in the home Test series has given a big blow to Team India. Not only this, India has also suffered a huge loss in the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC). After the humiliating 408-run defeat in Guwahati, India’s points were deducted and it slipped directly below Pakistan to fifth position. This decline is a big blow to Team India’s hopes of reaching the finals.

Defeat increased India’s problems

Team India’s performance in the Guwahati Test was very poor. The defeat by 408 runs is not just a statistic, but is the biggest defeat in terms of runs in Indian Test history. India will never want to remember this series against South Africa. Two matches, two losses, and many questions. The anger of the fans was also clearly visible on social media.

With the defeat, India’s PCT (Percentage of Points) has fallen to 48.15 and due to this Pakistan has moved up to fourth position. Whereas India reached 5th position, a position from where the path to the final becomes very difficult.

Poor performance so far in WTC

India has played 9 Test matches so far in the current WTC cycle. Out of these, the team won only 4, while the same number of matches turned into defeats. One match was a draw. Consecutive losses and unstable batting have weakened India’s position in the points table.

Now Team India will go on a tour of Sri Lanka in August next year, where a two-match Test series will be played. After this, India will host New Zealand in October-November. Both these series will be like ‘do-or-die’ for India, because the path to reach the final now depends only on victory.

South Africa wrote a new story by defeating India at home

On the other hand, South Africa created big history by winning the Test series in India for the first time in 25 years. With this victory, the PCT of the Proteas team has increased to 75 and now they are in second place just behind Australia. Despite South Africa playing only four Test matches, their performance so far has been excellent.

Only two teams will get a place in the WTC final. Australia is currently at the top, followed by teams like South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka. In such a situation, now every match will be like a knockout for India.

World Test Championship: The first match of the two-match Test series played at the historic Eden Garden in Kolkata has brought a big upheaval in the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC). In this thrilling match, India had to face defeat against South Africa by 30 runs, and this defeat had a direct impact on the ranking of Team India. While the match will be remembered for the lethal bowling of the bowlers, for India this result proved to be a big blow in the race for the WTC.

The match was named after the bowlers

The bowlers dominated the match from the first day. India made a great start and restricted South Africa to just 159 runs in the first innings. Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah troubled the Proteas batsmen with excellent line-length. In reply, India scored 189 runs and took a lead of 30 runs. Due to which the balance of the match was completely tilted in favor of Team India.

But the story changed from here. In the second innings, the South African batsmen showed restraint and made a fighting score of 155. India had got an easy target of 124 runs, but in front of the fiery balls of the South African bowlers, the Indian batting fell apart like a pack of cards. The entire team was all out for just 93 runs and India lost the match by 30 runs.

Big upset in WTC points table

After this defeat of India, there were huge changes in the table:

1- India’s point percentage dropped to 54.17.

2- The team slipped from third position to fourth position.

Losing the match despite being in a strong position caused a huge loss to Team India. On the other hand, South Africa has got a big benefit from this victory.

1- His percentage has increased to 66.67.

2- Despite having equal points with Sri Lanka, South Africa moved from fifth to second position on the basis of more wins.

Shock to Pakistan also

The heat of India’s defeat reached Pakistan. Due to turmoil in the table, Pakistan team slipped from fourth to fifth position. That means three teams – India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have suffered the loss of one place each. At the same time, Australia is firmly in first place with 3 wins in 3 matches.

Now pressure on India increases

After trailing 0-1 in the series, there is pressure on India to level the score by winning the second test. Another defeat can deeply hurt Team India’s WTC race.

Indian batsman Tilak Verma played an unbeaten half -century and played the role of a troubleshooter. Due to this, India won the Asia Cup for the ninth time by defeating arch rival Pakistan by five wickets in the final. After this match, the Pak cricket team is being thrown on the Pakistani media. The anger of news channels to cricket experts is clearly visible. A Pakistani cricket expert on the matter said that they should have an inquiry. What is its thinking? Does it have to do a job in IPL?

The recent defeat of Pakistan cricket team has spread anger and disappointment between fans and experts. The Pakistani media raised questions on the team’s performance. He says that the team started well without losing wickets for 84 runs, but the entire team collapsed for 146 runs. This performance has raised a big question – is it just a bad luck or the players and PCB’s Poor MindSet? Pak media says that these cricketers are playing with the people of Pakistan. An expert said that during the match, the team batted very slowly in the powerplay. It is quite embarrassing to score just 12 runs with a bowler like Dubey. Cricket experts say that instead of adopting an aggressive attitude in the powerplay, the team lost the opportunity.

Constant failure of middle order
The middle order of Pakistan has once again come under question. After the match, players like Hussain Talak and Salman Ali are being criticized. According to Pakistani experts, they are constantly disappointing the team. Cricket lovers say that the understanding of selection and batting order is wrong.

Fingers on captaincy and coaching
Pakistani media is also questioning Pak team management and captaincy. Meanwhile, the fans allege that the basic strategy of T20 cricket is not visible in the team. The decision of left-right combination and correct batting order was not taken correctly.

Bad Luck or Poor Mindset?
Many people are considering it as bad luck, but experts say that repeated mistakes can not be just luck. It is clearly a sign of Poor MindSet and weak strategy.

Disappointment of fans and pressure on PCB
Pakistani fans have strongly criticized the team’s performance on social media. People are saying that this is not the international team but the school level team is looking. Now the pressure on PCB is increasing that they will inquire on the failure of the team and seek answers from the players and management.

Also read: Ind vs Pak: Indian team insulted Asim Munir! The inflammatory statement of the retired Major Adil Raja of the Pak Army, know what said?

Pakistan Team for Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan’s team has been announced for the Asia Cup 2025, but this team selection has created a big controversy in the cricket corridors. The reason is – former captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who was out of the team. These are the same two batsmen who are the top-2 runs scorer in T20 International cricket for Pakistan. Despite this, the selectors have dropped him out of the squad.

Miandad’s anger erupted

Former Pakistan legendary cricketer Javed Miandad has given a tough reaction on this decision of the selectors. A video of him is going viral on social media, in which he has taken a dig at the selectors. In this video, Miandad said, “The selectors do not know themselves. They have ever played cricket? At which level have they played cricket. Babar Azam is out of the team. What did he know? Babar Az a Great Player. In cricket, everyone has ups and downs.

Salman Ali Aga commanded the team

Pakistan’s command for the Asia Cup 2025 has been handed over to Salman Ali Aga. The team includes batsmen like Fakhar Jaman, Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub. Mohammad Haris will handle the responsibility of the wicketkeeper. Fast bowling is present in the trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali.

India clashed on 14 September

Pakistan’s Asia Cup campaign will start against Oman on 12 September. After this, Pakistan will clash with India in the high-voltage match on 14 September. Pakistan is in Group A, including teams from India, Oman and UAE.

Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2025 team

Salman Ali Aga (Captain), Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Jaman, Hussain Talat, Hasan Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Sufiyan Ali, Sufiyan Ali.