India slipped to fourth place in the ICC World Test Championship standings after the narrow 22-run loss to England at Lord’s on Monday. With just a solitary win from three matches in the WTC 2025-27 cycle so far, their points percentage dropped to 33.33.
England, which came into the Test with a points percentage (PCT) of 50, now leapfrogged India to move into joint second on the table. Their PCT jumped to 66.67, putting them on level terms with Sri Lanka and behind only Australia, who lead the standings with a perfect record so far.
The only teams currently below them are Bangladesh, with 16.67 from two games, and West Indies, who remain winless after three Tests. The remaining four teams — South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka — are yet to play a full series or are mid-series, so their positions remain fluid.
Indian teams meet King Charles III
The Indian men’s and women’s cricket teams on Tuesday met Britain’s King Charles III at Clarence House, London. The teams were accompanied by their respective head coaches and management staff. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia and vice president Rajiv Shukla also accompanied the teams along with India’s High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami.
During his brief interaction with skipper Shubman Gill, King Charles discussed the final moments of the third Test against England, which ended in a bitter 22-run defeat for India. He specifically pointed out the way Shoaib Bashir’s ball spun back into the stumps, which got Mohammed Siraj bowled. Gill simply replied, “It’s a game of cricket.”
“It was amazing to meet him. He was very kind and generous to call us. We had some really good conversations. He told us that the way our last batsman got out in the previous Test match was quite unfortunate, the ball rolling on the stumps… he was asking us how we feel after that. We told him that it was an unfortunate match for us and could have gone either way but hopefully, we will have better luck in both the next games,” Gill said.
Charles also held a conversation with vice-captain Rishabh Pant and world number one pacer Jasprit Bumrah, during which they shared a warm moment of laughter. King Charles then met the rest of the Indian contingent, including Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, head coach Gautam Gambhir and others. After meeting the men’s team, King Charles proceeded to meet the Indian women’s team, who are fresh of a 3-2 T20I series win against the hosts England.
Sharing her experience, Harmanpreet said, “Uh, it was a very nice experience. We came to England so many times, but this was our first time when we met him, and he was very friendly. He asked us, like, how the trip was and all, and, um, it was really nice to meet him.”
“Definitely, we have been playing good cricket, and I think with that we are getting a lot of opportunity to express ourselves, so really happy the way things are moving on,” she added.
India women’s team head coach Amol Muzumdar expressed his delight and said, “It’s been a very humbling experience coming here to the royal house and meeting the King. It was the first time, so we came all the way from Southampton, but it was really worth it, and the girls were really excited about this visit, and we are pleased that we are here.”