NEW DELHI: India batting legend Rahil Dravid's last instruction as head coach to modern day great Virat Kohli was to complete his trophy cabinet. In his last dressing room talk, Dravid told Kohli, "one red to go, tick it." Dravid was talking about the World Test Championship (WTC), a trophy still left to be conquered for India's run-machine Kohli. That's true for Team India too - like Kohli it has won all the ICC trophies except WTC.
The WTC is relatively a new ICC tournament, and is in its third cycle. The tournament was introduced to spice up Test cricket, and it has to some extent. India have played both the finals before this cycle, making them one of the most successful teams in the tournament's history. India lost the inaugural edition final to New Zealand in 2021, and the last summit clash to Australia in 2023.
