Delhi: Indian cricket team under the captaincy of Shubman Gill from 19th November New Zealand Will play a two match test series against. This series is very important for India to remain in the race for the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27. At present, Team India is at fourth position in the points table and it will have to perform brilliantly against New Zealand to improve its position.

India's position in WTC points table is worrying

In the current points table of the World Test Championship 2025-27, New Zealand is in first place with 72.22 percent points. South Africa is at second position with 71.43 percent marks and Australia is at third position with 69.23 percent marks. At the same time, India is at fourth position with 51.52 percent marks.

So far, India has played 11 Test matches in this cycle, out of which it has won 5, lost 4, while 2 matches have been drawn. The team has a total of 68 points in its account. In such a situation, it will be very important for the Indian team to win the upcoming series against New Zealand.

India will get a big advantage if it wins 2-0

If Shubman Gill's team defeats New Zealand in both the Test matches, its points percentage will increase to 58.97. With this result, India can move from fourth to third place in the current table.

This will also affect the situation in New Zealand. In case of losing both the tests, the points percentage of the Kiwi team will reduce to 54.17. However, India's third-place finish will not guarantee a place in the finals, as only the top two teams will advance to the title match.

What will change from other results of the series?

First condition: If the series between India and New Zealand remains tied at 1-1, then the points percentage of the Indian team will be 51.28. In such a situation, India can remain at fourth position.

Second condition: At the same time, if India wins one test and the other match is a draw, then its points percentage will increase to 53.85. It is difficult to see any immediate major change in the team's ranking due to this result.

Third condition: The worst situation will be if the Indian team loses both the tests. In such a situation his marks percentage will fall to 43.59. With this, India may slip to fifth place and Bangladesh will get a chance to reach fourth place.

India will have no option other than victory

New Zealand tour is not going to be easy for India. Along with better performance in the series, the team will have to score points continuously in its remaining matches also. Merely finishing third is not enough to reach the WTC final, so Shubman Gill and his team will have to take the field with the intention of winning both the Tests against New Zealand.

Now it remains to be seen how the Indian cricket team performs in the upcoming two-match Test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. At the same time, how does New Zealand take advantage of its home conditions and how does it play against India? However, the conditions of New Zealand are not going to be easy for Team India. In such a situation, the Indian team will have to give its best performance and come on the field with the intention of registering victory. However, the Kiwi team would also like to take advantage of their home conditions and give a tough competition to India and capture the series. Only time will tell which team will prevail over whom.