Mumbai, Jan. 11 -- When India had kicked off their World Test Championship (WTC) campaign in the middle of 2023, Yashasvi Jaiswal was on debut, Ajinkya Rahane was still making the playing eleven and Rahul Dravid was the head coach. So long-drawn is the WTC that some teams have undergone sweeping upheavals towards the back end.

India's final hopes have dashed with the loss in last week's Sydney Test match. Jaiswal is the next big thing, Rahane's comeback hopes have dimmed, the in-your-face Gautam Gambhir has replaced Dravid as coach, Jasprit Bumrah returned from injury, dazzled and has gone back to the rehab table.

What remains unchanged despite this churn is the breeziest formula to win the ticket to the finals - win handsomely at home. T...