Former India captain Anil Kumble feels the team has made things difficult for themselves when it comes to their chances of reaching a third successive World Test Championship final after suffering a home series defeat against New Zealand, for the first time since the format began. The Test match ended in the final session on Day 3 as India were bowled out for 245 in their pursuit of a 359-run target on a difficult batting surface. Kumble has stated that the third Test, which will be played in Mumbai from November 1 onwards, isn't a dead rubber as India can add crucial points in the WTC standings. But the former cricketer claimed that it won't be easy for Rohit Sharma's men to get back into the game against New Zealand side. Also Read | 'Senior players need to step up,'- Irfan Pathan Urges Star Players to Halt Team's Test Cricket Decline Here is what Anil Kumble said to JioCinema "I think that's the beauty about WTC. I know the series is done for India, but then every Test match is equally important. They have made it harder for themselves. At the start of the series, we spoke about getting five wins for you to really sail into the championship final. But now if you need those four wins in the next six matches, that becomes even tougher because the one is at the Wankhede Stadium against this extremely confident New Zealand side and then five against Australia in Australia," India remained top of the WTC points table even after losing the first two Tests. According to Kumble, bowlers must be commended, but it was evident that with 20 wickets in Test cricket, they could win the match. The former cricketer was hoping that there would be a turnaround for the batters who were pretty dismal in the series. "I know India has done really well in the last two series that they played in Australia, but again it's all the tougher for India to qualify, but they have to really get their act together. The batting has been disappointing. The bowling will have its challenges right throughout. The reason that India is on the top there is because Indian bowlers have been able to pick up those 20 wickets. The batting needs to come together and start getting those runs," he added. Team India need four victories in the left six matches to cement their spot in the final of the World Test Championship 2025. If they get another upset, then India will have to depend on other teams to reach to the final.