Rohit Sharma’s India suffered yet another significant setback in their attempt to advance to the World Test Championship 2023–25 final on Monday, losing the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Melbourne by 184 runs. Following the fourth Test, Australia and India maintained their positions as the second and third teams in the WTC rankings, respectively.
Next week, India will play its final game of the cycle, while Australia will play Sri Lanka in two more games. South Africa was the first team to secure a spot on Sunday in the championship match for the next year. Rohit Sharma & Co have themselves to blame after their poor batting performance down under.
Rohit Sharma needs to dig deep in his batting and also his tactics as a captain off-late. Travis Head has been troubling India for very long and has been the deciding factor in crucial matches. Rohit Sharma does not seem to have answers as a captain whenever Travis Head is out there, he often runs away with the game.
How Can Rohit Sharma’s India Qualify For WTC Finals
India has its back against the wall going into the last Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It no longer controls its destiny. In order to maintain its prospects, India must win the Sydney Test. Sri Lanka will need to defeat Australia by at least 1-0 in its next series if India prevails and evens the series at 2-2.
In this scenario, Australia’s victory percentage would be 53.50 while India’s would be 55.26. Australia will go to the final and raise its percentage to 57.01 if it wins even one game. India would be eliminated from contention for the final if they lose this series. However, the equation required for both sides may alter if either side receives a penalty for slow-over rate.
India needs helping hand from the neighboring country Sri-Lanka to win 2 Test matches against Australia but first they must win the Sydney test to give themselves any chances of qualification for the finals. It will challenging for India to win at Sydney given their current performances down under. India are completely on the backfoot and need to change their approach.
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