World Test Championship final: Former England batsman Michael Atherton heaped praise on New Zealand after they hammered England by 8 wickets in the series decider in Edgbaston on Sunday. India and New Zealand will meet in the WTC final, starting June 18 in Southampton.
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Both the teams will be playing at a neutral venue. It will be a good contest. New Zealand are a good side. India can t take them lightly. The atmosphere will be different, Viswanath told Timesofindia.com in an exclusive interview. India have an edge over New Zealand. It will be an exciting clash. Winning in Australia and vs England will be a confidence booster for India in the WTC final, Viswanath, who played 91 Tests and 25 ODIs for India between 1969 and 1983, further told TimesofIndia.com.
Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)
There is huge buzz around for the WTC final with many comparing the match to a World Cup final. The mouth-watering clash between India and New Zealand has been given a reserve 6th day, to protect the match against bad weather.
Rohit Sharma is very experienced now in Test matches. He has almost 7 hundreds, 4 hundreds as opener. But both Rohit and Shubman Gill have not opened in England ever, Yuvraj said. They know the challenge, the Dukes Ball swings early. They have to get used to the conditions quickly. In England, it s important to take it one session at a time. In the morning, the ball swings and seams, in the afternoon you can score runs, after Tea, it swings again. As a batsman, if you can adapt to these things, you can be successful.
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