India's series-clinching win over England in Ranchi finds much more perspective when the 'English' weather of Dharamsala, the venue for the fifth and final Test, is taken into consideration.
The hosts defeated England in the fourth Test to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series, which turned the match in Dharamsala only significant in terms of the World Test Championship (WTC) points. Had the series been standing at 2-1 or 2-2 going into the fifth Test, England would have fancied their chances of winning or sharing the trophy in home-like conditions in chilly, rainy Dharamasala.
