After playing a total of 6 bilateral Test series under 5 captains and 2 coaches, India has made it to the second straight final of the World Test Championship. India finished 2nd in the WTC 2021-23 points table with 127 points while Australia qualified after being the table topper with 152 points. Let's see how Team India made it to the finals of the WTC. India played a total of 18 Test matches in 6 series, 3 at home and 3 overseas. Out of which the Indian team won 10 Tests and lost 5 matches. While 3 Tests were drawn. A total of 5 captains led India in 18 matches of the World Test Championship from 2021 to 2023 — 1. Virat Kohli (7 matches) 2. Ajinkya Rahane (1 match) 3. KL Rahul (3 matches) 4. Jasprit Bumrah (1 match) 5. Rohit Sharma (6 matches) The Indian team entered the field under the two head coaches of Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid in this period. Put your seatbelt on and let's rewind the series-wise journey of Team India to the WTC Final: 1. India's tour of Engla
BATTING MOST RUNS [ORANGE CAP] Shubman Gill (GT) - 890 (M - 17, I - 17, A - 59.33) HIGHEST SCORE Shubman Gill (GT) - 129(60) vs MI [Qualifier 2, May 26, Ahmedabad] BEST AVERAGE Vibrant Sharma (SRH) - 69.00 BEST STRIKE RATE Rashid Khan (GT) - 216.67 MOST HUNDREDS Shubman Gill (GT) - 3 MOST FIFTIES Faf du Plessis (RCB) - 8 MOST SIXES Faf du Plessis (RCB) - 36 MOST FOURS Shubman Gill (GT) - 85 MOST SIXES IN AN INNINGS Rashid Khan (GT) - 10 [vs MI, May 12, Mumbai] Shubman Gill (GT) - 10 [vs MI, May 26 - Qualifier 2, Ahmedabad] LONGEST SIX 115 meter by Faf du Plessis (RCB) vs LSG (Ravi Bishnoi), April 10, Bangalore HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP BY WICKET 1st - 172 by Virat Kohli & Faf du Plessis (RCB) vs SRH, May 18, Hyderabad 2nd - 147 by Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT) vs SRH, May 15, Ahmedabad 3rd - 140 by Suryakumar Yadav & Nehal Wadhera (MI) vs RCB, May 9, Mumbai 4th - 119* by Jitesh Sharma & Liam Livingstone (PBKS) vs MI, May 3, Mohali 5th - 92 by Harpreet Brar &