Indian opener Prithvi Shaw was left out of the squad in India's Test side for the World Test Championship finals and the tour of England, despite bouncing back to form after great knocks in the domestic season and the Indian Premier League.

Opener Prithvi Shaw asked to lose weight before being considered for Team India: Reports

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India's squad for the upcoming World Test Championship finals that will be played against New Zealand from June 18 to June 22.

BCCI announces Team India's squad for World Test Championship finals

Former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja urged that a match between India and Pakistan should be played in the next cycle of the ICC World Test Championship. The Asian arch-rivals did not face each other due to on-going tensions between the two.

'It made no sense not having India and Pakistan series': Ramiz Raja on WTC

Team India bounced back and handed England their biggest defeat in Asia in terms of runs after beating them by 317 runs. The impressive win pushed India to the second spot with the win percentage of 69.

ICC World Test Championship: India jump to 2nd place after Chennai Test win - Check updated points table

The latest postponement of the Test series between Australia and South Africa have shaken up the ICC World Test Championship scenario. While India and New Zealand are the first and second teams in the ICC WTC standings, Australia had a chance to qualify for the summit clash had their tour of South Africa gone ahead.

ICC World Test Championship final: Qualification scenario for each team

New Zealand on Wednesday pipped India for second spot in the ICC World Test Championship after the Kiwis defeated Pakistan by 101 runs in the Boxing Day Test on Wednesday.

New Zealand pip India for second spot in ICC World Test Championship points table

India will look to close the gap with table-toppers Australia in the ICC World Test Championship points table after their first pink-ball Test in Adelaide on Thursday.

Australia look to retain top spot in the ICC World Test Championship as the race to the final heats up

New points system set by ICC for the World Test Championship has pushed India to the second position. Despite dominating the majority of the campaign, Australia toppled Virat and Co.

Virat Kohli says the new WTC pointing system is 'difficult' to comprehend

The ICC will consider the percentage of points earned from the contested matches in deciding the finalists of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), which has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Test Championship finalists to be decided by percentage of points earned: report

The World Test Championship schedule has been thrown haywire by the COVID-19 pandemic and its much-awaited final next year will depend on the number of rescheduled bilateral series after the disruption, ICC GM (Cricket Operations) Geoff Allardice said on Monday.

ICC discussing rescheduling of WTC Test series with Member Nations: ICC GM

The ICC Board members are set to meet via video conference on Friday in a bid to discuss plans for its numerous tournaments in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

ICC Board set to discuss future plans, WTC points distribution for postponed games

England have dropped Jonny Bairstow from their Test squad for the tour of New Zealand, with paceman James Anderson unavailable for the two-match series due to a calf injury.

England drop Bairstow from Test squad for New Zealand series

Australia defeated England in the fourth Test by 185 runs to retain the Ashes and as a result, the team now has 56 points in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC).

Here's why India is ahead of Aussies in WTC despite same number of wins

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