Gabba draw leaves World Test Championship race in the balance
The drawn Test in Brisbane has left the race to next year's World Test Championship final wide open with Australia marginally ahead of India at the second and third spots, respectively.
The drawn Test in Brisbane has left the race to next year's World Test Championship final wide open with Australia marginally ahead of India at the second and third spots, respectively.
India’s hopes of making it to a third consecutive ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final have taken a massive hit after suffering a10-wicket humiliation against Australia in the second Test of theBorder-Gavaskar Trophy.
India’s hopes of making it to a third consecutive ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final have taken a massive hit after suffering a 10-wicket humiliation against Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, there are forecasts of rains for the rest of the week, which could seriously impact the Test. There is a 70 to 90 per cent chance of rain on the first and second days of the Test, and a yellow alert has also been issued for many places in the state of Karnataka (of which Bengaluru is a part).
After inclement weather conditions allowed only 35 overs of play in hte first three days of the second Test against Bangladesh, India adopted a never-seen-before ultra-aggressive approach to snatch a seven-wicket victory in Kanpur, and eventually complete a 2-0 whitewash of their eastern neighbours.
Rahane and Thakur shared a superb 109-run partnership off 145 balls for the seventh wicket to lead a superb fightback for India
On the opening day of the World Test Championship Final (WTC Final) against India, Australia set a mountain of 327 runs. Australia has lost 3 wickets to India as of the first day's play.
We are going to bowl. Said Rohit Sharma
"(We don't know) who our best players are, and I think the players might've lost a little bit of an understanding of what their roles are.
South Africa had affirmed their position at the top of the WTC table after their win at Lord's, but an innings defeat here has reduced their win percentage to 66.67 percent, below that of Australia's 70 percent.
