The third Test, starting today, played with the pink ball, will not only generate interest among Indian and English audiences but will also be keenly followed by Australians. 

The outcome of the day-night Test at the world’s biggest cricket stadium, the refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, near Ahmedabad, will decide who among India, England and Australia will join New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. While England have to win the third and fourth encounters here, India cannot afford to lose either. Virat Kohli’s men have to register at least one win to make it to the WTC final. And if this series ends in a 1-1 draw, Australia will make it to the final.