With the conclusion of the World Test Championship 2023-25 ​​cycle, talks have started about the new cycle. This cycle was won by the South African team. Temba Bavuma's team defeated defending champions Australia to win the World Test Championship title. Now preparations for the new cycle have started. It will start on June 17, when the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh teams will clash. At the same time, Team India will start the new Test Championship cycle against England on June 20. This will be the fourth edition of the WTC. During this, a total of 71 Test matches will be played between nine teams in the next two years. In this cycle, many teams will go through a phase of change and would like to make a new beginning.

Many teams going through a phase of change
This includes Team India, which will enter this cycle under the leadership of new captain Shubman Gill. The Indian team is in a phase of change since the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. At the same time, the journey will not be easy for the England team without James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Australia and South Africa have also got tough challenges this time and it will be a big challenge for them to remain stable. At the same time, Pakistan has once again got easy foreign tours, but it will be a big challenge for them to overcome it. Pakistan's team was last i.e. ninth in the 2023-25 ​​WTC cycle.

Which team will play the most Tests?

The Australian team will play a maximum of 22 Test matches in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. At the same time, the England team will play 21 matches. After this, India is in third place with 18 matches. New Zealand has to play 16 and South Africa-West Indies have to play 14-14 Tests. Pakistan team has to play 13 and Sri Lanka-Bangladesh have to play 12-12 Tests. Apart from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, and England, the Australian team will start its campaign in this cycle with a three-match Test series against the West Indies. It is going to start on June 25. At the same time, the champion South Africa team will start its 2025-27 WTC cycle with a two-match Test series against Pakistan in October. Due to fewer Test matches, there is a lot of gap between South Africa's two-Test series.

Who will India face after England?
The five-match Test series between India and England is going to start from June 20. The last match of this series will be played on July 31. After this, Team India will play a two-match series against West Indies at home. The first Test between India and West Indies will be played from October 2 and the second Test from October 10. Then the Indian team will take on South Africa at home. Its first match will be played on November 14 and the second match on November 22.

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