3 matches win NZ first, 5 matches win India 2nd place..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
3 matches win NZ first, 5 matches win india 2nd place..!?

India is second in the World Test championship points table even after winning the series against England. new zealand is in the top position with 3 match wins. With the indian team winning the Test series against the england team, the ranking list for the World Test championship teams has been released. Among them, new zealand is in the first position with three matches, india is in the second position with 5 matches, and australia is in the third position with 6 matches. Many people have a question based on which there is such a points table. You can see its details here.
Currently, the World Test championship series for 2023-2025 is going on. Although india has already reached the final of the World Test championship twice, they lost to new zealand the first time and australia the second time. This time it is playing well in test matches to win the cup.
As a part of this, the indian team has also won the Test series against the england team. Four matches have been completed so far in the 5-match series. india won three of them and england won one. Thus, this Test series is decided for the indian team. However, india remains second in the World Test championship points table. For the World Test championship points table, ranking is also determined based on win percentage. On the data-face of it, everyone would think that australia, with 6 wins, should be in the top spot. But the new zealand team is in the first place after winning 3 matches. How about, after playing only 4 matches the team has won 3 of them and has a win percentage of 75.
But india has played 8 Tests so far with 5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, with a total of 62 points and 64.58 percent. The Australian team has played 10 Test matches with 6 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, with a total of 66 points and a win percentage of 55. Apart from this, points are deducted for teams who misbehave on the field. Looking at it like that, england has lost 19 points and australia 10 points so far.
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