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Rohit Sharma
India will face New Zealand in the final of the ICC World Test Championship on 18th June. Both the teams will be desperate to win their 1st ever World Test Championship trophy. India has quite a robust batting lineup. Hence, New Zealand needs to pick early wickets to put pressure on the Indian Test side. Indian opener Rohit Sharma could be a threat for the New Zealand side. However, if New Zealand’s bowlers manage to contain Rohit Sharma, the threat could be severely reduced. That said, here are 3 ways how New Zealand could get Rohit Sharma out in the WTC final:
3. Left-arm pace bowlers swinging the ball in both directions
Rohit Sharma is not the best player in the swing delivery. The 34-year-old has struggled to play against swing deliveries in the Test format. New Zealand’s Trent Boult has the ability to swing the ball in both directions. Hence, New Zealand could get the better of Rohit Sharma by targeting his weakness of playing swing deliveries.
2. Rohit Sharma has struggled against left-arm spin bowlers in the past
Another major weakness of Rohit Sharma is his inability to play a left-arm spin bowler. New Zealand's Mitchell Santner is a renowned left-arm spin bowler. The 29-year-old has dismissed Rohit Sharma 2 times in the Test format. Hence, the Kiwis will likely want Santner to bowl to Sharma in the WTC final. Rohit Sharma's early wicket might sway the game towards New Zealand’s favor in the WTC final.
1. Tim Southee’s ability to bowl well-disguised slower deliveries
Tim Southee will spearhead New Zealand’s pace bowling lineup against India in the WTC final. The 32-year-old has mastered the ability to bowl slower deliveries in the Test format. Rohit Sharma was a victim of slower deliveries on 2 occasions against England in the recently contested limited-overs series. Clearly, the 34-year-old has struggled to find an answer for well-disguised slower deliveries. Tim Southee could just exploit this weakness of Rohit Sharma in the WTC final.