The world of cricket lovers is ready to witness one of the most exciting events in the history of test cricket. WTC between India and New Zeeland is going to rest the debate about who is the better cricketing nation. Sports correspondent Ashish Bhalla has tried to measure the excitement of cricket fans about WTC in Noida, Chandigarh and Gift City. Indeed, a viridian red ray is glowing into the eyes of these cricket fans.
According to Ashish
Bhalla, people in Noida are very much enthusiastic about the WTC being played
for the first time. The fans here believe that the Indian team led by legendary
Virat Kohli shall beat the New Zeeland boys. The Indian squad for WTC final
includes Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat
Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant
(wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar,
Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh
Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper;
subject to fitness clearance).
The WTC final is going
to be played from June 18 in England, the land of cricket. Both the teams have
already reached the venue and have started practicing. However, due to the
ongoing coronavirus pandemic, players have to face many restrictions and are
facing a lot of difficulties. Team India’s first stop will be in Southampton
where they play New Zealand to decide the first champion of the Test format.
Following their 3-1 win against England at home, India finished as the No. 1
side with 72.2 percentage points and booked their place in the final.
