New Delhi. India has strengthened its position in the World Test Championship (WTC) by winning the first Test against Sri Lanka under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. After this victory, Team India PCT (Percentage of Points) Has increased, but there was no change in the ranking of WTC. India remains at fifth position as before. After all, it is important to understand why the ranking did not improve despite the victory.

Team India maintained control over the match from the very beginning in the Galle Test.

Although, on some occasions during the match, Sri Lanka tried to make a comeback, but the Indian team performed brilliantly on the last day and won the match. With this victory, India has got important points in WTC and its PCT has also increased.

India’s PCT in WTC increased to 53.33

After winning the first Test against Sri Lanka, India have won the total in the current WTC cycle. 10 test matches Have played.

Of these, Team India has won five matches. With this victory India’s points increased from 52 64 points Have become. The team gets 12 points for winning a Test in the WTC.

India’s PCT before this match 48.15 which increased after the victory 53.33 It is done. i.e. in India’s PCT 5.18 percent There has been an increase.

However, despite this increase, there has been no change in India’s WTC ranking. Team India was in fifth place even before the match and even now fifth place But it remains the same.

Sri Lanka’s PCT falls, but remains at sixth position

Talking about Sri Lanka, its PCT has definitely decreased after the defeat in the Galle Test, but there has been no change in the ranking of the team.

Sri Lanka has won so far in the current WTC cycle. five test matches Has played, in which it has faced defeat in two matches.

There was no increase in Sri Lanka’s points after the defeat and its points remained the same as before. 20 Are only. Whereas its PCT Decreased from 41.67 to 33.33 It is done.

Despite this, Sri Lanka is in the WTC points table sixth place But it is still made.

Why did India’s ranking not increase even after the victory?

Now the biggest question is why India’s ranking did not improve after defeating Sri Lanka. Due to this PCT of Bangladesh Is.

Bangladesh recently won the first Test played against Australia. After this victory, PCT of Bangladesh increased 66.67 It is done. This is much higher than India’s 53.33 PCT.

For this reason, despite the win, India had to remain at fifth position in the WTC points table. That means India’s PCT improved, but the position of the teams above it remained such that there could be no change in the ranking.

England’s PCT 24.36 Which is less than Sri Lanka’s 33.33. For this reason, the Sri Lankan team remains at sixth position and its ranking has also not changed.

The path ahead is important for India

The win against Sri Lanka has given India the required points in the WTC campaign and also improved the PCT. However, to move above the fifth position, Team India will have to win consecutive Test matches and will also have to keep an eye on the results of other teams.

In such a situation, the next test of the series against Sri Lanka will be another important opportunity for India to further strengthen its position in the WTC points table.