Looking forward to winning both Tests against England: Virat Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli stated that the focus is exclusively on the remaining two Tests against England. The Indian team is not pondering what will be the possible scenarios for the World Test Championship final, he added.

To qualify for the WTC final, the hosts need to win at least one more Test and draw the other one against England. The four-match series between India and England is tied 1-1. Both sides will face each other in the pink-ball Test, beginning on Wednesday at the Motera Stadium.

The third match between India and England will be the first international match at the renovated ground. The Motera stadium has the largest seating capacity (1,110,000). The venue has eleven pitches made of both red and black soil. It is the only stadium in the world to have the same soil surfaces for the practice and main pitches.

No idea what's going to happen so we will focus on what's in the present moment: Virat Kohli

In 2020, the ICC had determined to change WTC's point-rating system due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The WTC chart has now been changed to rank teams based on the percentage of points earned from the series played. This means that all the teams are ranked in order of percentage of points gained. Earlier this month, Virat Kohli expressed his frustration with the logic behind the change in WTC's rating system.

The third match is going to be India's second pink-ball Test on home soil. The Indian team management will have a hard time selecting the best playing XI as the match is crucial for both teams.

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