India will host Dimuth Karunaratne’s men at the M Chinnaswamy stadium for their third Day-Night Test.
In Karachi, Pakistan will face Australia in the second of a three-match series, while in Bengaluru, India will face Sri Lanka in a Pink Ball Test. Both matches will begin on March 12, 2022. Indian fans would rather watch Pakistan take on Australia in Karachi, where Rohit Sharma and his team would be looking to recapture the title the Aussies stole from them earlier this year.
India will meet Dimuth Karunaratne’s Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy stadium for their third Day-Night Test at home. Virat Kohli’s last international century came at Eden Gardens, where India overcame Bangladesh in their historic first home match of 2019 and blasted England in Ahmedabad last year.
As a result, India will want to keep their perfect record in Test cricket intact by sweeping Sri Lanka at home. And Rohit Sharma’s team would retake the top spot in Test cricket if they could preserve their unblemished home record. The Indian team had previously held the top rank in the ICC Rankings after winning the November 2017 home series against New Zealand. However, the Australians, led by Pat Cummins, dethroned the Indians in the Ashes series.
Pakistan must hold Australia to a draw or win one of their last two Tests to win the title.
It is possible for India to win the series 2-0 and yet fall behind Australia in the rankings. Even if the series between Pakistan and Australia is tied at a stalemate, Cummins’ team will drop to second place with 115 points and might even drop as low as third place with 111 points if Pakistan wins at least one of their remaining games. Assuming the match ends in a 1-1 tie, India will finish first, with Australia in second place with 115 rating points. There are two more Tests left, and if Australia wins both of them, they will be the clear winner with 121 points.