WTC Final, India Vs New Zealand: Players To Watch Out For | Cricket News
The date of June 18 will be a historic day for the cricket calendar as the first-ever World Test Championship final will pit two of the world’s best Test sides, India and New Zealand, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. While New Zealand are coming from a fresh 1-0 win against hosts England in a two-Test series, the Indian team have been prepping up through regular training and an intra-squad match at the match venue. Both teams possess immense depth in their squads overall, consisting of some high-profile specialist batters and bowlers.
While India boasts the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah in their squad, New Zealand have an equally skilled squad consisting of skipper Kane Williamson, Neil Wagner, Tim Southee and Tom Latham.
Here’s a look at the top 3 players from both teams to watch out in the WTC Final:
India
Virat Kohli: The Indian captain’s previous record and tours of England defines how the right-handed maestro learnt from each of his previous outings in the country. With the incentive of leading the nation to its maiden WTC win, Kohli can be expected to dictate terms if he gets a steady start at the beginning and his eye in.
The India captain had a torrid time with the bat when he first toured England but redeemed himself when he went to England in 2018 by outscoring everyone. Kohli has played 10 Tests in England and has scored 727 runs at an average of 36.35. Out of these 727 runs, 593 came during India’s last tour to England in 2018.
Rishabh Pant: The explosive Indian wicketkeeper-batsman has been one of the most highly-rated player in world cricket for the past of couple of years. His unorthodox batsmanship and his nature of taking the game to the opposition, regardless of the situation, can surely be the X-factor that India need against a strong New Zealand attack.
