“Why not Australia or India?” – Ravichandran Ashwin on England hosting yet another WTC final

India’s veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned why World Test Championship final is not hosted by either Australia or India. England has hosted both the WTC Finals in 2021 and 2023 and they will once again host the 2025 final.

India lost the 2021 WTC Final against New Zealand at Southampton whereas they suffered another loss in the 2023 final against Australia at Kennington Oval, London.

Ashwin feels it makes sense to let the table toppers of the WTC standings host the summit clash.

Ashwin said on his YouTube Channel, “The last two WTC finals happened in England. Should we change the venue? Why not Australia or India? We have the massive Narendra Modi Stadium waiting to host another great final. What do you think about that? Another person suggested playing on the home ground of the table toppers. That is also a decent thought. But the Australian weather in June is a little dull, so we don’t know about that.”

Ashwin feels India could potentially qualify for the WTC Final for the third time in a row. The off-spinner predicted they could face Australia in the summit clash.

“We still have two home series and an away series. Same with the Aussies. Looking at all of this, I feel yet another WTC showdown awaits us. Of course, we are at a transition, so our fingers are crossed..”

After winning the five-match Test series against England by 4-1, India are at the top of the points table in the WTC standings with a percentage of points of 68.51 whereas Australia are in second place with a PCT of 62.5.

Australia recently won the two-match Test series against New Zealand by 2-0. Meanwhile, India and Australia will take on each other in a five-match Test series later in the year.

Ashwin, on the other hand, will be seen in action in the upcoming IPL while playing for Rajasthan Royals.