India national cricket team's chances of making it to the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final were hit massively after they suffered a crushing 0-3 Test series loss to New Zealand. Rohit Sharma and co were totally outplayed in all three Tests which exposed the Indian cricket team's vulnerabilities against spin bowling on turning tracks. Chasing just 147 to win albeit on a tough batting track, the Indian team was restricted to just 121 with spinner Ajaz Patel with six wickets while Glenn Phillips scalped three. ICC World Test Championship 2023–25 Points Table Updated: India Lose Top Spot After Loss In Mumbai Test Against New Zealand; Australia Takes Lead.

Following the Test series defeat, the Indian national cricket team, which has been sitting right at the top of the ICC WTC 2023-25 standings, dropped to the second spot. On one hand, this has opened up the race to make it to the ICC WTC 2023-25 standings, India's path to the summit clash have been made more difficult. Can India still make it to the ICC WTC 2023-25 final and if they can, what is the qualification scenario?

How Can India Qualify For WTC Final After 0-3 Test Series Loss To New Zealand?

Can India qualify for the ICC WTC 2023-25 final after the 0-3 Test series loss to New Zealand? The answer is yes. Although the Indian national cricket team's pathway has gotten increasingly tough, not all hopes of making it to the ICC WTC 2023-25 final have been lost. India now will head to Australia for the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 which will have five Test matches. India will need to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 by a margin of 4-0. Rohit Sharma Takes Responsibility for India’s Humiliating 0–3 Test Series Loss to New Zealand at Home, Calls Defeat ‘Very Low Point in My Career’.

Although India have won in Australia on the last two occasions Down Under, the chances of Rohit Sharma and co repeating the feat for the third consecutive time look increasingly difficult on the backdrop of the New Zealand Test series defeat at home. However, with other teams in the fray now, the race for India to make it to the ICC WTC 2023-25 final have become tougher.

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