The fickle weather in Southampton led to fans blasting the ICC for selecting England as the venue for the inaugural WTC final. The rain had also interrupted India and New Zealand's previous ICC encounter.
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Following their 1-0 series win in England against Joe Root's men last week at the Edgbaston, New Zealand leapfrogged India to take the top spot in the ICC Test ranking.
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Earlier in the day, India announced their XI featuring three seamers and two spin-bowling options.
India will meet New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship from June 18-22.
Kohli also paid tribute to the concept of World Test Championship and described it as "a very positive step in the right direction".
Williamson also said that a place in the World Test Championship final against India is a testament to the team's growth over the past two years.
The BCCI announced the Indian playing XI for the final of the World Test Championship against New Zealand, which will be played between June 18-22.
Recalling India's historic World Cup win of 2011, Kohli said that 'life goes on' and the clash against the Kiwis should also be treated in the same way.
While both sides are ready for the final starting June 18, the weather forecast for the game looks significantly bleak.
The decorated former batsman is hopeful that Virat Kohli's men will bring the World Test Championship trophy home but it won't be easy considering the quality and depth of the Kane Williamson-led Blackcaps.
The World Test Championship (WTC) final between Virat Kohli-led India and Kane Williamson-led New Zealand is set to start from Friday.
India will take on New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship final between June 18-22.
Bumrah was shown a number of pictures from his childhood as well as his playing career, as Ganesan asked him to go through each of them and recall the memories.
Ishant Sharma is the most experienced bowler in Team India squad with 43 wickets to his name in England.
Ex-Australia Test skipper Ian Chappell said it won't just be a battle between Williamson and Kohli on captaincy front but also on batting front.
New Zealand head into the fixture on the back of a 1-0 Test series victory over hosts England last week while the last red-ball match India featured in was in March.
India have more experience of playing at the Hampshire Bowl here than their opponents.
Former Sri Lanka captain and batsman Mahela Jayawardene also backed India to win the one-off Test in Southampton.
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