The 2 test series between India and Bangladesh is starting from 14 December. Both matches are very important for India according to the World Test Championship (WTC). After the 2-1 loss in the ODI series, Team India will adopt an attacking approach and would like to take revenge on Bangladesh by winning the Test series.
The good thing for India is that in this format, it has not lost even a single match against Bangladesh in 22 years. India can also move to the second spot in the WTC points table if they win the series 2-0. At the same time, Bangladesh will have to avoid players like Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin of India.
India will reach number 2 as soon as they win the series
A 2-0 series win will give India 58.92% points. At the same time, if Australia defeats South Africa in the Test starting on December 17, then India will reach number two in the points table. Even if the Australia-Africa match ends in a draw, India will reach second place. If South Africa wins, India will be number three.
Team India will be third in the points table after winning the series 1-0. India will be at number four if the series is drawn 1-1 and 0-0. A 0-1 or 0-2 series loss will see India drop to the fifth position.
India will be third in WTC if they win the match
India is at number four in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table with 52.08% points. Winning the first match will be 55.76%. In such a situation, Team India will overtake Sri Lanka and reach number three in the points table.
Sri Lanka currently has 53.33% points. Australia is first with 75% points and South Africa is second with 60% points. If the match is lost and drawn, India will remain at number four.
India has the upper hand
So far 11 Tests have been played between the two countries. 9 India won and 2 matches were drawn. Bangladesh’s team could not win a single test against India. India has defeated them by an innings margin 5 out of 9 times.
2 times by more than 9 wickets and 2 times by a margin of more than 100 runs. India has also played 8 Tests in Bangladesh, out of which 6 were won and 2 were drawn.