New Zealand will be hosting the current World Test champions Australia in a two-match Test series. Not just these two teams but the Indian cricket team and its fans will also keep a close eye on the series, given these three sides occupy the top two spots in the WTC standings currently.
New Zealand registered their first-ever Test series win over South Africa as the Black Caps sealed the two-match assignment 2-0. The inexperienced Proteas side did fight back in the second Test after losing the first game, however, it wasn't enough for them to beat New Zealand.
Kane Williamson is unbeaten on 112 off 259 balls. He made the most out of the batting conditions at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on day one of the opening Test against South Africa and struck 15 fours.
R Ashwin with three wickets in the first innings against England in Hyderabad achieved the milestone of 150 wickets in the World Test Championship history as he became the first Indian bowler to do so. India bowled out England for 246 in the first innings of the opening Test.
The future of Test cricket has worried several cricket pundits with players prioritising T20 leagues. Recently Cricket South Africa announced a depleted Test squad due to the SA20 franchise league in the nation. Former England batter has called that WTC is making things worse for Test cricket.
The Australia tour has begun on a rather bleak note for the Pakistan cricket team as they lost the first Test of the three-match series in Perth by a whopping 360 runs. If that wasn't enough, Pakistan have been slapped with a fine and a penalty as the Shan Masood-led side has slipped further in WTC.
The Indian team is set to play only its second series in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle starting December 26 against South Africa. However, before the two-match series, the two-time finalists have risen to the top of the point table after Pakistan dropped a game against Australia.
Ricky Ponting and Nasser Hussain have their say on England and Australia losing WTC points due to maintaining slow over-rates during the Ashes 2023.
Pakistan has raced to the top position on the points table of the ongoing World Test Championship 2023-25 after securing a clean sweep against Sri Lanka.
Shaheen Afridi is currently featuring in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle and picked up three wickets in the first innings.
Prior to India's first Test against West Indies, Australia were leading the WTC points table for the 2023-25 cycle with 12 points due to their 2-1 lead in Ashes 2023.
The World Test Championship 2023-25 will kick start with a five-match Ashes between England and Australia. India will begin their third WTC cycle with an away series against West Indies.
KS Bharat was part of India's playing XI in the recently concluded World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. India lost the game by 209 runs, losing their second successive WTC Final.
Pakistan are likely to miss the services of star bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as the speedster is likely to miss Pakistan's start in the WTC 2023-25 cycle. Afridi is away from the format for 11 months.
Team India lost their fourth ICC final last week since 2014 T20 World Cup and the underperformers are likely to come under the scanner. India's next assignment in Tests is on West Indies tour where they will play two Tests.
Team India made it to the WTC Final in the first two editions and the third cycle of the World Test Championship is set to commence with Ashes on June 16. India will start their campaign against West Indies next month.
Mitchell Starc became one of the very few players to win the World Cup across all formats on Sunday after Australia beat India in the WTC Final played at The Oval in London.
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India needed 280 runs to win on the final day with seven wickets in hand. But they folded inside one session only handing a huge victory to Australia.
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