INDIA REIGNITE WTC DREAMS

Aim Is To Reach Final But Player Management Crucial, Says Rohit

- Manuja Veerappa

"Having lost the series in South Africa, it was critical for us to make an impact and get those crucial points for us. Hence, when it comes to the WTC table, there are a lot of points that we need to do right as a team. We pretty much achieved everything that we wanted as a team (in the SL series) and boxes got ticked. I think we are moving in the right direction.” - Rohit Sharma, CAPTAIN, INDIA

Bengaluru: With a comprehensive 2-0 win over Sri Lanka in the home Test series, India may have climbed to the fourth position in the World Test Championship standings, but the road ahead for Rohit Sharma’s men is arduous.

Currently, Australia tops the table with 77.77 % (56 points) with four wins and a draw. They are followed by Pakistan (66.66%; 40 points), South Africa (60%; 36 points), and India (58.33%; 77 points). India have six wins, three losses and two draws, with their chances of making a bigger impact in the nine-team table being dealt a huge blow when they lost the three-match series 1 - 2 against hosts South Africa earlier in the year.