How India fared in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle?

India have been knocked out of the ICC WTC 2023-25.

The Indian cricket team’s journey in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 came to an end following their 3-1 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25.

With a defeat in the Sydney test, the chances of India reaching a third consecutive WTC final blew up in smoke as Australia joined South Africa as the finalists for the ICC WTC 2023-25. They will play the summit clash in June at the Lord’s.

India fared disappointingly in this cycle: they played 19 matches in this cycle. Out of these, they won nine, lost eight, and drew two. In their six test series in this cycle, India won three, lost two, and drew one.

India’s first test series of the 2023-25 cycle was in West Indies, which they won 1-0; India were denied a shot at victory in the second test of that series due to rain. Then, they toured South Africa for a two-test series, which ended in 1-1.

At home, India hammered England 4-1 and Bangladesh 2-0, but suffered a shock 0-3 defeat at the hands of New Zealand. They fell 3-1 to Australia in their last series of this cycle. They finished with PCT of 50%.

ICC WTC 2023-25: Most runs for India

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was India’s highest run-scorer in the ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle with 1798 runs at an average of 52. The left-hander hit four centuries, including two double hundreds and one hundred in Perth.

Following Jaiswal is Shubman Gill, who scored 972 runs at 37 with three centuries. Third on the list is skipper Rohit Sharma with 864 runs at an average of only 28. Virat Kohli, with 751 runs, and Rishabh Pant, with 677 runs, round off the top five.

Most runs for India in ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle:

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 1798 runs
2. Shubman Gill – 972 runs
3. Rohit Sharma – 864 runs
4. Virat Kohli – 751
5. Rishabh Pant – 677 runs

ICC WTC 2023-25: Most wickets for India

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah snared 77 wickets in 15 matches in this WTC cycle at an average of 15, with five five-wicket hauls to his name. 32 of his wickets came in the BGT 2024-25. Behind Bumrah is Ravi Ashwin, with 63 wickets at 24.55. Ashwin retired from international mid-series in Australia.

Ravindra Jadeja, who took 55 wickets, is third on this list, and is followed by Mohammed Siraj, who bagged 48 wickets, and Kuldeep Yadav, who claimed 22 wickets.

Most wickets for India in ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle:

1. Jasprit Bumrah – 77 wickets
2. Ravi Ashwin – 63 wickets
3. Ravindra Jadeja – 55 wickets
4. Mohammed Siraj – 48 wickets
5. Kuldeep Yadav – 22 wickets

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