India’s clash with Lanka will decide future course

New Delhi: After winning the T20 series, the Indian team is now ready for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Senior players like captain Rohit Sharma, former captain Virat Kohli have returned. Apart from this series, an eye is also on the World Test Championship, as Team India has to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in February. This series will decide whether Team India will be able to play the final of the World Test Championship or not.

The Indian team is currently playing T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka, but the special thing is that Sri Lanka can become the biggest obstacle for Team India to reach the World Test Championship final.

Because there are only two series left in the 2021-23 cycle of the Test Championship, which are to be held between India-Australia and Sri Lanka-New Zealand. These series will decide which two teams will be in the final this time.

How can Sri Lanka turn the tide against Team India?

In the point table of the Test Championship, Australia is at number 1, India at number 2, Sri Lanka at number 3 and South Africa at number 4. Much now depends on the results of the India-Australia, New Zealand-Sri Lanka series. The predictor has been shown on the ICC website, in which it is known through different results that which team can reach the final.

• If India loses the series by 0-4 then Team India will be out of the final race.

• If India draws the series 2-2 and Sri Lanka beats New Zealand 2-0, then Sri Lanka will reach the final.

• If Team India loses the series by 1-3 and Sri Lanka wins by 2-0, then Sri Lanka will reach the finals.

• If Team India loses the series by 1-3 and Sri Lanka also loses by 0-2, then only India will reach the finals.

• If the India-Australia series is drawn 2-2 and Sri Lanka loses, then only India will reach the final.

Significantly, the difficulty for Sri Lanka is that it has to play a series in New Zealand, where its record is very poor. At the same time, Team India has to play the series at home where it is strong. In such a situation, there is a lot of chance that Team India can win the series and secure a place in the final, if this happens then the final of the World Test Championship will be held between India and Australia.