Only a couple of hours to go for the final battle of the Test Championship when India will face New Zealand at the Ages Bowl in Southampton from June 18 to 22.
The longest format of Cricket has seen a decline in terms of popularity after the inclusion of T-20 format now again got attention from all around the world.
This one-off final in the much waited inaugural World Test Championship will be played between two tight contenders as they both have been chalking in the last few ICC tournaments.
Both Williamson and Kohli have a contrasting style of captaincy, but they play attacking, positive cricket, and we can expect both to push for victory rather than play for a draw.
India playing XI
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand tentative playing XI
Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel
