One Test Will Not Decide The Best Team In The World Says Virat Kohli Ahead Of WTC Final
After the WTC final that runs from June 18 to 22, India plays five Tests against England in August-Septembe
Mumbai: Ahead of the ICC World Test Championship India skipper Virat Kohli has said that they are looking at six Test matches and not just one on the tour of England.
“We are not looking at one Test match that begins tomorrow. We are looking at all the six Test matches that we have to play in England…We have a process to strive for. One Test will not decide the best team in the world,” said Kohli.
After the WTC final that runs from June 18 to 22, India plays five Tests against England in August-September
Further, India captain Virat Kohli has said that the World Test Championship (WTC) final has a little more importance in it, but every Test counts for his team and they play to win.
“We are so delighted that we are in the final, we feel we have earned our place and belong where we are. We are happy some spectators are going to watch, which is justice for something of this magnitude because a big final without spectators would have been anticlimactic. It’s not the final frontier, it’s just another feather to add to our hat that we have created as a Test team. It’s a culmination of the toil over the last 4-5 years. We have identified these players and condensed it down, and for me as a captain and for us as a team, it’s not just good cricket over 6 months, but over the last 5 years,” Kohli told host broadcaster Star Sports.
Meanwhile, the first session of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand was been washed out due to the continuous drizzle at the Ageas Bowl on Friday.
“Update: Unfortunately there will be no play in the first session on Day 1 of the ICC World Test Championship final. #WTC21,” BCCI tweeted.
https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1405807835284451332?s=20
Rain is forecasted on all five days of the game, that’s why ICC has added a reserve day on June 23 but in case of a no-result, the Test Championship will be shared.
“The Reserve Day has been scheduled to ensure five full days of play, and it will only be used if lost playing time cannot be recovered through the normal provisions of making up lost time each day. There will be no additional day’s play if a positive result is not achieved after five full days of play and the match will be declared a draw in such a scenario,” the ICC release on the playing conditions read
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