Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 17, 2021, 10:16 AM
WTC Final | The final match of the World Test Championship between India and New Zealand is to be played in Southampton from June 18 to 22. On paper both the teams look very strong. The recent performance of the India-New Zealand team in Test cricket has also been very good. Given the past records of the ground at the Aegis Bowl, spin bowlers can do the job of turning things around in the final. Ravindra Jadeja along with Ravichandran Ashwin is believed to be on the field for India. The Indian team will expect Jadeja to perform well with both the ball and the bat in the final. In the WTC final, Jadeja will have a chance to join the elite club of legendary players like Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble.Actually, Jadeja needs only 46 runs to complete 2000 runs as a batsman in Test cricket. After scoring 46 runs, Jaddu will become the fifth player from India, who has taken 2,000 runs and more than 200 wickets in the longest format of cricket. Jadeja has so far taken 220 wickets in Test cricket. Earlier, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin have captured this record from Team India. Jadeja has so far scored 1954 runs in Tests as a batsman and has taken 220 wickets.Jadeja's performance in the last few years has been phenomenal. In the IPL played this year too, Jadeja performed tremendously with both bat and ball. Team India will have high hopes from Jadeja in the final of WTC. Team India defeated England 3-1 in the home Test series to secure their place in the final of the WTC. At the same time, after the cancellation of the Test series between Australia and South Africa, New Zealand got a direct entry in the final. The Kiwi team recently defeated England 1-0 in the two-Test series to show that they are all set for the final match.