Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has expressed slight pessimism about team India’s chances of qualifying for the 2027 World Test Championship (WTC) final. He stated that the two-time WTC runnersup might have to win all five Tests in their home series against Australia to reach the final.

With 48.15 percent points, India are at the sixth spot in the 2025-27 WTC points table. They have already played three of their six series and will play against Sri Lanka and New Zealand away and Australia at home in their rest three series.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “I will be very honest. It has become difficult because you lost both matches at home. It means you have lost 100 percent points. You came from England with less than 50 percent points. You got 100 percent points against the West Indies. You will have to do well against Sri Lanka, then New Zealand, and then Australia at home. You don’t win five matches in a five-match series. It doesn’t happen generally. So winning 100 percent points there is very difficult.”

However, Aakash Chopra also said that India’s 2-0 defeat against South Africa has made their WTC final qualification tough as well.

“India’s WTC final is tough. It is not going to be an easy one. I can 100 percent share that with you, and it is not good news. India should have won at least one match and garnered 50 percent points against South Africa. Taking a zero from there and then hoping that we will get 100 percent against Australia at home and that we will also win both in New Zealand, it won’t happen that easily. We are unable to beat New Zealand in New Zealand. That’s the truth. So it’s going to be a tough one,” Aakash Chopra concluded.