New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid believes that the importance of getting result-oriented wickets has become much more, and pressure on home teams to win all the games has increased because of the World Test Championship (WTC), reported ESPNcricinfo.

India is struggling in the ongoing World Test Championship, currently languishing in sixth place. To make it to the 2027 final, they'll need a major turnaround.

Dravid pointed out the increasingly result-oriented pitches worldwide as a factor in the team's recent batting struggles, saying we're seeing slightly more wickets that favour the bowlers, not only in India but everywhere.

"The importance of getting result-oriented wickets has become much more. In the old ...