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World Test Championship
India will take on New Zealand in the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship, starting June 18. After defeating England at home earlier this year, India finished 1st in the WTC table. India bagged a total of 72.2 percentage points in the World Test Championship. On the other hand, New Zealand scored a total of 70 percentage points in the ICC World Test Championship. Both the teams have some quality players in their current Test squad. Here are 3 player battles to watch out for in the WTC final:
⦁ Virat Kohli v Tim Southee
Tim Southee bowled brilliantly in the recently contested Test series against England. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has been in fine form with the bat in the ICC World Test Championship. Kohli registered a total of 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries in the World Test Championship. Tim Southee has dismissed Virat Kohli on 3 occasions in the longest format of the game. It will be quite interesting to see who will emerge on top in the battle between these two quality players.
⦁ R Ashwin v Kane Williamson
R Ashwin has been in fine form with the ball in the ICC World Test Championship. Ashwin has scalped a total of 67 wickets in the league phase of the World Test Championship. Ashwin has dismissed Kane Williamson on 5 occasions in the longest format of the game. R Ashwin is only the 2nd spin bowler after Pragyan Ojha to dismiss Williamson 5 times in the Test format. The Indian spin bowler needs only 4 more wickets to become the highest wicket-taker in the ICC World Test Championship.
⦁ Rohit Sharma v Trent Boult
Rohit Sharma and Trent Boult were teammates in the 1st half of IPL 2021. Both Sharma and Boult played for MI in the IPL this season. However, this time, Boult will look to send Sharma back to the pavilion in the WTC final. Boult has been in sublime form with the ball for New Zealand in the Test format. Rohit Sharma has also improved a lot as an opener for India in Tests. It will be intriguing to see who gets the better of the other in the WTC final.