WTC Final | Southampton pitch has favoured seam bowlers in early phase of County Championship
Cricket | June 04, 2021 18:39 ISTThree of the four county matches this season have so far seen at least one innings ending inside 100 runs.
Three of the four county matches this season have so far seen at least one innings ending inside 100 runs.
Earlier in the day, the BCCI also shared a clip where Axar Patel explained the details of their quarantine schedule.
The WTC final will be followed by a one-and-a-half month-long break before Kohli's men take on hosts England in a five-Test series from August 4th.
An interesting sub-plot of the clash will be the different styles of captaincy that Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson will bring to the table. Lee said it would be an interesting battle.
The final begins on June 18 and India have limited time to prepare having arrived here on Wednesday.
The men's team will play the WTC final against New Zealand at the Ageas Bowl from June 18-22. New Zealand are currently playing the first of two Test matches against England at Lord's.
The lockdown in England is set to end on June 21; allowing players more freedom.
Following their departure in the wee hours of Thursday morning, both the women's and men's Indian cricket team reached London on Thursday afternoon for a long England tour.
India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday embarked on his third tour of England as India's most successful Test captain and one of the four best Test batsmen in contemporary cricket.
Indian men's and women's cricket squads departed for England in the wee hours of Thursday on a charter flight.
With a bio-secure environment taking a toll on the players mentally, Kohli said they will be given breaks to recover from that and not just for workload management.
India leave for UK in the wee hours of Thursday to play the WTC final against New Zealand in Southampton from June 18 and five games against England starting August 4.
This will be Virat Kohli's third major Test tour to England after 2014 and 2018, and he was asked whether he finds changes in his mindset from his last two tours.
The Indian team will play six Tests in England including the inaugural WTC final against the Kiwis.
Panesar, who had left everyone surprised by predicting a 5-0 win for India in five-Test series against England in August-September, now said that 5-0 won't happen.
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