Team India falls to No.2 in WTC standings based on new ICC rules

TIL Desk Sports/ India on Thursday slipped to the second position in the standings of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) after the ICC decided to rank teams “in order of percentage of points earned” from the contested matches.

Australia (296 points from 3 series) toppled India (360 points from 4 series) in the standing after the revision with a percentage of 82.22 compared to the latter’s 75 per cent.

With the global COVID-19 pandemic disrupting cricket, “just under half of the World Test Championship matches have been played, with that estimated to rise to more than 85% by the end of the competition window.

“According to current regulations, incomplete matches are treated as draw but after due deliberation, the ICC Cricket Committee, headed by Anil Kumble, recommended that the final WTC standings should be determined on the basis of matches played, which was approved by the Board.