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How India Can Qualify For World Test Championship - Scenario Explained

The race to qualification for the ICC World Test Championship Final took another turn on Sunday as India claimed a six-wicket victory over Australia to move a step closer to sealing their place in the June 7 game at The Oval. The World Test Championship (WTC) has seen two years of intense competition in the longest format, and the second Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy characterised the ebb and flow that has been present throughout, with both sides wrestling for control of the match before Rohit Sharma's men triumphed on a dramatic day in Delhi. With the top two teams in the WTC standings securing a place in June's Final, the result still means that Australia and India control their own destiny as they edge towards the conclusion of the competition, the ICC said in a release.

Watch: Wasim Jaffer's Hilarious Dig As Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin Rattle Australia Batters

Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin had all the fun as India defeated Australia by 6 wickets in the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The duo had picked three wickets apiece in the first innings as Australia were bowled out for 263 runs before putting up a further improved show during the visitors' second innings. Australia, who had resumed their second innings at the score of 61 for 1, lost their last nine wickets for 62 runs on Sunday. The Pat Cummins-led side was bundled out for 113 as Jadeja registered a seven-wicket haul and Ashwin picked the remaining three wickets.

Pat Cummins Gifts Signed Team Jersey To Cheteshwar Pujara For Completing 100 Tests

Australia captain Pat Cummins presented Cheteshwar Pujara with a signed Australian team's Test jersey to honour the India batter for playing his 100th Test on Sunday. After bowlers skittled out visitors for 113, Rohit Sharma, Srikar Bharat and Cheteshwar Pujara held their ground to help India register an emphatic 6-wicket victory against Australia in the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday. The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) on Sunday posted a photo of the Australian captain presenting a signed jersey to Pujara.

"Perhaps Some Guys": Pat Cummins' Brutal Take After Loss Against India In 2nd Test

Not every batter is comfortable playing a high-percentage risk shot like sweep and reverse sweep and that's where some of his teammates perhaps “went out of their methods”, was skipper Pat Cummins' observation after Australia's demoralising six-wicket defeat against India in the second Test. As many as five Australian batters, including vice-captain Steve Smith, were guilty of playing across the line to deliveries that were consistently keeping low. “I thought they (India) bowled really well. It's not easy out there, but perhaps some guys went away from their methods,” Cummins said after the match. Cummins feels that the “one size fits all” approach isn't the right way to go about as far as batting on these tracks are concerned.

Unchanged India Squad For 3rd, 4th Australia Tests; Rohit Sharma To Miss 1st ODI, Hardik Pandya To Lead

The BCCI on Sunday announced Team India's squads for the third and fourth Tests against Australia, as well as the three-match ODI series. The hosts have named an unchanged squad for the final two Tests against the visitors. Jaydev Unadkat, who was released from the squad to participate in the Ranji Trophy final, is back in the squad for the remaining Tests, and has also been named in the ODI squad. Unadkat, who has played seven ODIs previously, last played a 50-over game for India in 2013 against the West Indies.

"Don't Think Sweep...": Ravindra Jadeja Takes Sly Dig At Australia Batters

India's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja made a sneaky jab at the Australian batter for always attempting to sweep him and said that playing these shots against him is not a good option on this kind of wicket. As many as six Australian batters fell while sweeping or reverse-sweeping in the innings. After bowlers skittled out visitors for 113, Rohit Sharma, Srikar Bharat and Cheteshwar Pujara held their ground to help India register an emphatic 6-wicket victory against Australia in the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma Hints At 'Extended Run' For KL Rahul Despite String Of Poor Results

India wrapped up the second Test victory over Australia within three days, but it isn't just the team's positives that are being talked about since the match has concluded. Seeing opening batter KL Rahul being dismissed for another low score (1 run), the batsman from Karnataka has courted plenty of criticism, with some experts and former cricketers asking for him to be dropped. However, skipper Rohit Sharma has refused to give up on the batter.

"Wasn't Chole Bhature": Rahul Dravid Spills Beans On Virat Kohli's Meal In Viral Video

Virat Kohli grabbed the headlines due to his reaction to a food delivery during Day 2 of the second Test match between India and Australia. The match was played in Delhi – Kohli's hometown – and the glee on his face was visible when the food arrived while he was having an intense conversation with head coach Rahul Dravid. There were several theories floating on the internet regarding the nature of the food with many commentators even predicting that it was ‘chole bhature'. However, Dravid revealed after India's victory in the Test match that it was ‘Kulcha Chole' and even shared a hilarious story around the food.

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How India Can Qualify For World Test Championship - Scenario Explained

Watch: Wasim Jaffer's Hilarious Dig As Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin Rattle Australia Batters

Pat Cummins Gifts Signed Team Jersey To Cheteshwar Pujara For Completing 100 Tests

"Perhaps Some Guys": Pat Cummins' Brutal Take After Loss Against India In 2nd Test

Unchanged India Squad For 3rd, 4th Australia Tests; Rohit Sharma To Miss 1st ODI, Hardik Pandya To Lead

"Don't Think Sweep...": Ravindra Jadeja Takes Sly Dig At Australia Batters

Rohit Sharma Hints At 'Extended Run' For KL Rahul Despite String Of Poor Results

"Wasn't Chole Bhature": Rahul Dravid Spills Beans On Virat Kohli's Meal In Viral Video