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Bangladesh's historic 2-0 Test series sweep over Pakistan reshaped the ICC World Test Championship standings, pushing India to sixth place while increasing pressure on Shubman Gill's side to produce consistent performances in the ongoing WTC cycle.

Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj termed the upcoming Test series against South Africa crucial for the World Test Championship cycle. Confident after strong performances in England and against the West Indies, Siraj said he is bowling with rhythm and eager for the challenge

Mitchell Starc said the WTC final against South Africa at Lord’s is a special chance to win the title again. He highlighted Australia’s journey, the threat of key Proteas batters, and how team preparation remains focused and disciplined.

With talented and in-form youngsters knocking hard on the doors of the side, Rohit and Kohli’s poor performance spells trouble for Team India

India, Australia and Sri Lanka are the other teams still in contention for next June's WTC final against South Africa at Lord's

Head coach Gary Stead says Williamson made good progress, but the cautious approach would give him time to be fully fit for England series.

Only seven matches in the history of Test cricket have been abandoned without a ball being bowled dating back to 1890

Not a single ball has been bowled with wet outfield preventing any action, raising serious questions over preparedness of the venue to host the match

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WTC is the brainchild of Hyderabad-based GemOpencube Technologies.

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ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said the changes were made to simplify the points system while taking learnings from the disruption last year.

Teams will get six points in case of a tie and four points if the match ends in a draw.

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An incredibly tight game saw the Black Caps bowl out India for 170 in the second innings, leaving them 139 to chase for victory at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday.

There are a lot of ifs and buts in another of India’s failed attempts to cross the last hurdle

Williamson termed their final win over India as the "pinnacle" but stop short of calling it the country's biggest achievement in the game.

It can be safely assumed that some of the seniors will be on borrowed time and only a stellar performance in the five-Test series against England in August can secure their futures.

The 34-year-old Tamil Nadu off-spinner achieved the feat during the World Test Championship final against New Zealand.

India lost the 2014 T20 World Cup final to Sri Lanka, the 2015 50-over World Cup to Australia, the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final to West Indies, the 2017 Champions Trophy final to Pakistan, and the 2019 50-over World Cup semi-final to New Zealand.