Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Focus on India’s BGT after New Zealand’s crushing defeat | Cricket News | Parami News

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP photo)

New Delhi: India suffered their heaviest home series defeat in the entire Test history on Sunday when they were New Zealand in a three-game series. This was their first 0-3 defeat at home, ending their 12-year home dominance legend. India was on an 18-match winning streak in the home series only to suffer a historic series defeat.
The defeat is a huge blow for India, who are aiming to gain a place in the world. world test championship The final version of the third consecutive edition. After the loss, India also fell to second place in the current WTO standings, behind defending champion Australia.
India’s focus now shifts to the much awaited and most important Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this month. After the disastrous defeat in New Zealand, the upcoming five-match series has become even more important for India. World Trade Center Finals In the final sprint, India needs to win the series by a historic margin to clinch the coveted berth.
The 0-3 defeat at home kicked off the WTC finals. Sri Lanka is ranked third, followed by New Zealand and South Africa, both of whom are now included.
India now need to win 4 of the remaining 5 games in the current WTC cycle to secure the final spot. Any other results in BGT would require good results from other teams to qualify for the WTC finals. This is a very difficult task for a team that is out of form.

Team India will hope that the change in playing conditions will benefit their renowned batting line-up. It has been recently observed that Indian batsmen are more comfortable bowling in fast conditions than on turning pitches.
India has announced its line-up for the BGT event, which is scheduled to be held on November 22 in Perth. The pace-led team is expected to do well in Australia.
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