WTC Final special but cannot let the occasion get to me: Neil Wagner
Cricket | May 30, 2021 10:26 ISTNeil Wagner will be one of the frontline pacers for New Zealand in the upcoming series against England and the WTC Final against India.
Neil Wagner will be one of the frontline pacers for New Zealand in the upcoming series against England and the WTC Final against India.
The Indian camp, currently serving eight-day hard quarantine in Mumbai, is expected to fly out on June 2.
The Indian team will depart from Mumbai on June 2 for a three-and-a-half-month tour of England that comprises the WTC final against New Zealand from June 18-22 as well as five Tests against England in August-September.
The Kiwis are expecting their quarantine as well as two Tests against England prove to be good warm-up for next month's WTC final.
Ravindra Jadeja shared the first picture of India's 'Rewind to 90s' outfit for the WTC Final against New Zealand.
Dev had successful trips to England as captain. Apart from leading India to World Cup win in 1983 [by winning the final against West Indies at Lord's], he also led the side to a 2-0 series win in 1986.
The ICC on Friday announced the playing conditions for the final of World Test Championship.
While the inaugural WTC will be played from June 18-22 in Southampton, the England series will start at Nottingham (Aug 4-8).
Australian pacer Pat Cummins, while interacting with fans on his YouTube channel, felt it has been raining a lot in England and that will make New Zealand closer to home than India.
Kapil, who became the first Indian captain to lift the World Cup trophy at the Lord's balcony in 1983, also said that the historic stadium would have been a "better venue" for the final.
Cummins however, refused to predict the winner, saying the June 18-22 match is a one-off Test and is hard to predict.
India and New Zealand will fight it out for the inaugural title in Southampton; one of those rare English tracks known to aid the slow bowlers.
Already a form of his batting, Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev is already excited to see how he performs in England but urged him to steer his innings with caution in English conditions.
The idea of declaring joint winners doesn't sit well with ICC and the members are going to host a meeting and discuss what would be the ideal rule to get the maximum result and should be out by this week, reports TOI.
The New Zealand legend, a former pace bowler himself, said he is unsure about Bumrah's longevity in cricket.
India men's and women's teams began eight-day hard quarantine in Mumbai before leaving for England.
Cricket needs India due to the revenue it generates and also strides it has made in Test cricket that has kept longest format of the game alive, said former New Zealand all-rounder.
With Hardik Pandya out of Test team due to his inability to bowl, Shardul's childhood coach Dinesh Lad feels the young all-rounder is ready to fill Pandya's shoes.
Kolkata Knight Riders and India opener Shubman Gill, in an exclusive discussion with India TV on Sunday, talked about the challenges of bio-bubble and also asked recently-recovered COVID patients to step forward and donate plasma.
Taylor reckons New Zealand will still have slight advantage over India as they are are scheduled to play two Tests against England in the run up to the WTC final.
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