India retain second spot in ICC WTC rankings

India saved themselves in rivalry of competing within the closing of the ICC World Test Championship subsequent 12 months after successful the Melbourne Test that helped them retain their second spot within the up to date factors desk, launched on Wednesday.
India bagged 30 factors for his or her eight-wicket win. They are positioned second with 390 factors and a 72.2 proportion of factors (PCT).
Australia continues to occupy the highest spot regardless of dropping the Boxing Day Test and copping penalty for sustaining a sluggish over-rate towards India. They now have 322 factors with a 76.6 PCT.
New Zealand consolidated their third spot with a 101-run win over Pakistan within the first Test on Wednesday. The Black Caps earned 60 factors for the win and now have a PCT of 66.7.
“New Zealand keep themselves in contention of making it to the final of the ICC World Test Championship,” the International Cricket (ICC) tweeted on Wednesday.
England and Pakistan type the highest 5 of the WTC factors desk.
The prime two sides on the finish of the league on proportion factors will play the ultimate. Each collection of the league is value 120 factors, distributed evenly over the variety of matches in a collection, starting from 60 in two-Test collection to 24 for a five-Test collection.
Although India leads on the variety of factors, the ICC final month altered the factors system for the WTC owing to the disruption of worldwide cricket because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue that determines the ultimate putting is now proportion factors.