Ravi Shastri On England's WTC Points Deduction: 'If You Focus On Winning...'
England's win at Lord's cost them two points for a slow over rate. Ravi Shastri believes the team can recover by focusing on winning matches.
England's thrilling win at Lord's came at a cost, as they were docked two points for a slow over rate deduction. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri remarked that the Ben Stokes-led team could compensate for the points lost by focusing on winning matches.
On Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that England had been penalised with a deduction of two points from their World Test Championship (WTC) tally and fined 10 per cent of their match fee. Consequently, England's WTC standings dropped from 24 to 22 points out of a possible 36, and their points percentage decreased from 66.67 per cent to 61.11 per cent.
As a result, England has slipped from second to third place in the WTC points table, allowing Sri Lanka to move up to the second position behind leaders Australia.
Shastri referenced the 2019-21 WTC cycle, when Australia were penalised four points for a slow over rate during the 2020 Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne. He explained that Australia missed out on the second place, and New Zealand qualified for the final instead.
Why England Had WTC Points Deducted?
With the current deduction occurring early in the 2025-27 WTC cycle, Shastri believes England has ample opportunities to win matches and recover the lost points, starting with the fourth Test against India in Manchester on July 23.
'But I think more than the over rate, you have to think of winning. If you focus on winning, then come the last six months, you can probably try and adjust, see how you can get those two points back or something of that sort. But you've got to win, that's more important. Because if you keep winning, that won't matter," he added.
(With inputs from IANS)
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