Sri Lanka will host Australia for two Tests and one ODI early next year, with World Test Championship (WTC) points on the line. Regardless of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy result, this two-match Test series in Galle will play a crucial role in deciding who goes through to the WTC Final, scheduled at Lord’s next year.

Sri Lanka to host Australia for two Tests, one-off ODI early next year

India’s chances to qualify for the final of the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) took heavy dents after they lost to New Zealand on Day 3 of the Pune Test on Saturday (Oct 26).

WTC: New Zealand dent India's chances of qualification to final with 113-run win in Pune

Sri Lanka have taken a giant step towards the World Test Championship (WTC) final after their dominant win over New Zealand in the second Test match in Galle on Sunday (Sep 29).

WTC Standings: Sri Lanka rise to third spot after 2-0 series win in Galle; eyes on India-Australia series

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has come up with a bold suggestion for the World Test Championship (WTC) final setup as his side prepares for the limited-overs series against Scotland and England.

Best of three finals for WTC? Australian spinner Nathan Lyon comes up with bold suggestion for new format

Former India women skipper Anjum Chopra thinks it's a little too early for a Women's Test Championship. It is to be noted that India Women's head coach Amol Mazumdar had said yes to the same after the recent Test victory against South Africa in a one-off Test.

'Little too early,' says former India skipper Anjum Chopra about Women's Test Championship

India tightened their grip in top-two of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings after their 3-1 series win against England on Monday (Feb 26). India, runners-up in both editions of the WTC tournaments are now second in the standings after their five-wicket win over Ben Stokes’ England in Ranchi.

WTC Standings: India tighten grip on second spot after series win against Ben Stokes' England in Ranchi

Test cricket has been in full swing in recent days with India, England, Australia and West Indies in action in different parts of the world. The likes of Ollie Pope, Saud Shakeel and others are making a name for themselves as the World Test Championship (WTC) moves to a decisive stage. With the current cycle in progress here is a look at all the top individual scorers in the WTC cycle so far.

Highest individual scores in WTC 2023-25 cycle

It was a chaotic Sunday (Jan 28) in Test cricket as England and West Indies secured famous victories on either side of the globe to shake the World Test Championship (WTC) table upside-down.

WTC Standings: India slip to fifth spot after catastrophic defeat to England; Aussies stay top despite WI loss

Australia returned to the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings after completing a 3-0 series whitewash against Pakistan. With this, they replaced India at the top, who had attained the number one position following a record-breaking victory at Newlands in Cape Town earlier this week.

Australia replace India at top of WTC standings after thrashing Pakistan in home Tests

ICC slapped the Indian Cricket Team with a two-point deduction and 10% of the match fee for slow over-rate during the recently concluded Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Centurion.

ICC slaps India with point-deduction for slow over-rate in Centurion Test; Shami’s replacement named

The World Test Championship (WTC) standings saw a major overhaul on Sunday (Dec 17) as Team India went top of the pile even though they played in the ODI format against South Africa.

WTC 2023-25: Pakistan’s embarrassing defeat to Australia in Perth hands India top spot

Veteran Australian star David Warner is all set to bid adieu to Test cricket having retained his spot in the red-ball format for the Pakistan series. Australia who will host Pakistan for a three-match Test series announced their 14-man squad for the series on Sunday (Dec 3) with Lance Morris also included.

AUS vs PAK: David Warner retains spot in farewell Test series; Lance Morris also in 14-man squad

Opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq hit an unbeaten 50 to steer Pakistan home in their tricky chase of 131 against Sri Lanka and win the first Test by four wickets on Thursday.

SL vs PAK 1st Test: Imam-ul-Haq helps Pakistan start new WTC cycle with win; beat Sri Lanka by four wickets

Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticised Rohit Sharama’s captaincy and said that he was expecting more from one of the two most successful captains of the Indian Premier League.

Sunil Gavaskar, disappointed with Rohit Sharma's captaincy, says he expected more

After the 2013 Champions Trophy victory, the Indian team managed to reach the finals of ICC tournaments on four occasions. The side had to face defeat in all those four matches.

Clive Lloyd has this to say on Team India’s poor run in ICC tournaments

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri never shies away from speaking his mind. While exclusively speaking to The Week, the 61-year-old shed light on the need of having a smooth transition in different formats of the game.

Ravi Shastri underlines the need for smooth transition in Team India

England Pacer Ollie Robinson has defended his foul-mouthed celebration after dismissing Australian Batter Usman Khawaja. The Ashes has lived up to the hype so far and Australia are at 28/2 after the third day, trailing England by 35 runs.

The Ashes: Robinson defends foul-mouthed celebration | WION Sports Xtra

Cricket’s oldest and greatest rivalry is ready for a 73rd installment. Hosts England lock horns with newly-crowned World Test Champions Australia in The Ashes. Who will win the five-match series?

Cricket's oldest rivalry returns | WION Sports Extra

The Ashes 2023 is set to get underway at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday, June 16. Since last year when Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes took over the reins in the Test setup, England's track record changed for good. On the other hand, Australia boosted their chances of tackling the most-talked-about 'Bazball' approach in the upcoming five-match series with a massive 209-run win over India in the recently-contested WTC Final 2023.

Ashes 2023: England's road for redemption as they take on World Test Champions Australia

Cricket’s oldest and greatest rivalry is ready for a 73rd installment. Hosts England lock horns with newly-crowned World Test Champions Australia in The Ashes. WION Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo spoke to former New Zealand cricketer Chris Harris to preview the five-match series.

Chris Harris sets up The Ashes | Can 'Bazball' work against Australia?

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green's catch to dismiss India batter Shubman Gill on day 4 of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final has created a lot of furore.

WTC Final: ‘It was clean...:’ Cameron Green on catch to dismiss Shubman Gill on day 4

Australia’s Mitchell Starc has urged India to be ready for a big total to chase in the fourth innings of the World Test Championship (WTC) final. The Aussies currently leading by 296 runs will look to extend their lead by a significant margin on Day 4 while Starc insisted they have no plans of declaration and India should be ready to chase a big total.

WTC Final: Mitchell Starc warns India ahead of potential big total, says 'we will keep batting for now'

India’s Shardul Thakur is optimistic about his team’s chances despite Australia’s healthy 296-run lead in the second innings of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) at Oval in London.

WTC Final: Shardul Thakur optimistic about India's chances, says 'you can even chase down 450'

Australia have asserted dominance in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final as they lead by 296 runs at the Stumps on Day 3. A mixed day for India in terms of bat and ball, the Indians will look to restrict the Aussies to a low-scoring total in the second innings having ended at 123/4 on Day 3.

WTC Final: Aussies take command at Oval despite Rahane's brilliance, lead by 296 runs in second innings