India have a chance to climb to second place in the ICC Test Championship table
Wisden Cricinfo staff25-Jun-2005India have a chance to climb to second place in the ICC Test Championship table. If they win their four-Test home series against Australia they will climb to second, beating their previous-best of fourth.The table as it stands:
Position Team Rating1 Australia 1292 England 1093 Pakistan 1074 India 1045 Sri Lanka 1036 South Africa 1027 New Zealand 948 West Indies 739 Zimbabwe 5110 Bangladesh 1
If India win all four matches their rating would climb from 104 to 115, while Australia’s would fall from 129 to 119. A narrower winning margin would obviously leave a bigger gap between the sides, but even if India only win the series by a one-Test margin (1-0 or 2-1) they will boost their rating to 111 – still good enough for second place. If India merely draw the series, they will still go up one spot, to third. Australia, on the other hand, have to win 3-0 or 4-0 to improve their rating.Full scenarios for the India v Australia Test series:ResultIndiaAustraliaCurrent rating:104129Possible series outcomes: India wins 4-0115119India wins 3-0114120India wins 2-0,3-1112122India wins 1-0,2-1111123Drawn 0-0,1-1,2-2108126Australia wins 1-0,2-1105128Australia wins 2-0,3-1103130Australia wins 3-0102131Australia wins 4-0100132