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Image Source : INDIA TV WTC 2021-23: Complete journey of Team India
The second edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) has now reached its final stage i.e. the final match. At the end of this edition, the Australian team was at the top of the points table and Team India was at the second position. It started from the year 2021 and now its final match will be played from June 7 to June 11. This is the second consecutive final of Team India. Earlier in the year 2021, the team was runner up. India was defeated by New Zealand in the final. Now this time Team India would like to create history in Oval to heal that wound. Before that, let us know how was the journey of Team India in this second edition. The special thing is that during this period Team India had to face defeat in the series only once.
India played a total of 17 Test matches in this edition during the 6 series. Out of which he won 11 and lost in 4. At the same time, two Test matches were also drawn during this period. Out of these 6 series, India won four, while one series was drawn and in one the team had to face defeat. The team started this season with the England series under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. After that, after captaining in seven Test matches, Virat also left the captaincy of Red Ball Cricket on the tour of South Africa. During this, Virat captained in 7 out of 17 matches and Jaspreet Bumrah and KL Rahul took command of the team in 1-1 matches. In the remaining 8 matches, the current regular captain Rohit Sharma took over the reins.
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Photo of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023
How was Team India’s journey in WTC 2021-23? 2021-22: ENG vs IND, Series 2-2 draw (4 Tests) vs IND, South Africa won 2-1 (3 Tests) 2022: IND vs SL, India won 2-0 (2 Tests) 2022-23: BAN vs IND, India won 2-0 (2 Tests) Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023: IND vs AUS, India won 2-1 (4 Tests)
Which Indian captain has better record?
Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, the team won 4 out of seven Test matches and lost two. And one Test against New Zealand in Kanpur also ended in a draw. KL Rahul and Bumrah failed to win the team under their captaincy. Rohit Sharma’s record has been excellent and the team has won six out of eight matches and one match ended in a draw. At the same time, the team got defeated in only one match, which was against Australia in the Indoor Test during the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023. Now Rohit’s real test will be on the ground of Oval where he will step down to captain in the 9th Test. If the team wins here, it can create history and end the 10-year ICC trophy drought.
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