To add excitement to Test cricket, the International Cricket Council started the World Test Championship in 2019. Since then, in the last 5 years, its 2 cycles have been completed and the third is going on. If any team has been the most successful and consistent performer in these two cycles, then it is the Indian cricket team. Team India may not have won the title even once, but it has reached the finals twice, has won the most series and is looking like the biggest contender to reach the finals for the third time as well. On the other hand, there is the Pakistani team, which has been continuously failing since the first season and its path has become very difficult for the third time as well. Now if Pakistan has to reach the final, then it will have to make the almost impossible possible.

Pakistan had a great start to this championship cycle and defeated Sri Lanka 2-0 in their home in their very first series. However, after this, their toughest test came in Australia and the result was as expected, a 0-3 whitewash. Despite this, Pakistan still had 3 home test series left to make it to the final, the first of which was against Bangladesh. Now the Pakistani team and fans must have assumed that Bangladesh would be whitewashed but here the bet backfired.

Defeat against Bangladesh ruined the whole plan

Bangladesh crushed Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first Test match played in Rawalpindi. With this, the Pakistani team slipped to the 8th position out of 9 teams in the points table. This one defeat has almost ended Pakistan's chances of reaching the final. Pakistan will now have to win all its remaining 8 Tests or at least 7 Tests to make it to the final to be held at Lord's and this is almost impossible for them. They have to play the next Test against Bangladesh, after which the England team will tour Pakistan for a 3-match series.

Considering the current condition of the Pakistani team and the success of the last tour of England, there is little chance of Pakistan winning all three matches in this as well. Then the team has to tour South Africa for 2 Tests and its victory here is almost impossible. The last series will be at home, where it has to play 2 matches with West Indies. That means, overall, Pakistani players will once again have to watch the final next year from their homes, in which it is very likely that Team India will make it for the third consecutive time.

Team India will score a hat-trick!

Team India has played three series and is at number 1. Now it has to play 2 test matches against Bangladesh and 3 against New Zealand at home. Team India can easily win at least 4 matches in this, which will further strengthen its position. Team India's last series is on the Australia tour and this will be the most important challenge. 5 test matches will be played here and these will prove to be decisive. If Team India is successful in winning at least one test and drawing two here, then its place in the final can be confirmed. However, Team India has won the series on the last 2 tours of Australia, so this time also it cannot be taken lightly.