Arch-rivals Pakistan gain huge advantage after India's 7-wicket loss to England

Archrivals Pakistan have got a massive boost in the ICC World Test Championship WTC rankings following Indias sevenwicket defeat to England in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston on TuesdayThe fiveTest series which started in 2021 ended with the teams sharing the honours at 22 after Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow scored brilliant centuries to defeat the visitors on the final day of the matchIndias loss means Pakistan have jumped above India in WTC standings after the former were penalised for slow overrate in the TestApart from the points penalty India have also been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for the offence during their sevenwicket loss against England in the rescheduled fifth TestThe points penalty means India drop below Pakistan to the fourth spot in the ICC World Test Championship standings After the penalty India are on 75 points point percentage of 5208 just a shade below Pakistans PCT of 5238 per cent according to ICCThe news comes as a further blow to India who were defeated by seven wickets in Edgbaston after England chased down a record 378 their highestsuccessful run chase in Test history Jonny Bairstow led the way with a ton in each innings while Joe Root too smashed an unbeaten 142 in the fourth inningsIndia missed out on a chance to secure their first Test series victory in England since 2007Also See Photos Joe Root Jonny Bairstow thrash India to level seriesAccording to Article 222 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel players are fined 20 per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted timeIn addition as per Article 16112 of the ICC World Test Championship WTC playing conditions a side is penalised one point for each over short Since India fell short by two overs after time allowances were taken into consideration they were docked two WTC pointsDavid Boon of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after onfield umpires Aleem Dar and Richard Kettleborough third umpire Marais Erasmus and fourth umpire Alex Wharf levelled the chargeThe penalty comes as a blow with India chasing one of the top two spots in the WTC table which will see the side qualify for the final in 2023India and New Zealand had played the inaugural World Test Championship final last year with the Black Caps defeating thethen Virat Kohliled side in EnglandThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever