The Australian tour was very bad for Team India. The Indian team had to face defeat by 1-3 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The last match of this series between the two teams was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Team India had to win this match at any cost to end the series on a draw, but they lost the match in just 3 days. This defeat has also affected the World Test Championship. Now all the hopes of Team India of reaching the final have been shattered.

India out of the race for WTC final

India is now out of the race for the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25. To remain in the race, Team India had to finish this series on a tie at any cost. But she failed to do so. This means that this will be the first time in the history of the World Test Championship when the final match will be played without Team India. Before this, both the previous times the Indian team had made its place in the finals. But this time Team India could not do anything special in the World Test Championship cycle. Along with Australia, it also lost the Test series against New Zealand, which was played in India itself.

India's performance in the World Test Championship 2023-25

The World Test Championship 2023-25 ​​was started by Team India with a 2-match Test series against West Indies. The Indian team won this series 1-0. After this, the 2-match Test series played against South Africa ended in a 1-1 draw. After this Team India faced England. Team India won 4-1 in this series. After this, Bangladesh was also defeated 2-0 in the 2 test match series. But after this it had to face 0-3 defeat in the 3-match series against New Zealand and now it also lost against Australia.

The final match will be played between these teams

With Team India's exit, it has now also been decided that the final match of the World Test Championship 2023-25 ​​will be played between Australia and South Africa. South Africa had already secured their place in the finals and now Australia has also qualified for the finals. Let us tell you, the last time champion is Australia.