India and New Zealand will meet in the WTC final at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton, starting Friday (June 18). The summit clash will be played amid heavy threat of rain.
Sharing the video of the players opening up about their favorite matches in the longer format of the game, ICC wrote:
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant picked the Gabba Test held earlier this year, in which he scored an unbeaten 89 and led India to a historic win. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin named the 2001 Kolkata Test against Australia as the favorite one he has watched. He termed the Bangalore Test match against Australia in 2017 as the greatest Test he has featured in for the ‘sheer experience’ and the way India made a comeback.
Among the Kiwis, the retiring BJ Watling picked the 2018 Test series win over Pakistan in the UAE and the 2013 Test series in West Indies as special moments. Left-arm pacer Trent Boult named the seven-run win over Australia in Hobart in 2011 as a memorable one.
Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson share views about WTC final challenge
Speaking ahead of the WTC final in Southampton, Indian captain Virat Kohli stated that one game will not determine their standing as the team and that, for them, the match against New Zealand is ‘just another game of cricket’.
At a pre-match press conference, Kohli said:
On the other hand, Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson said that they want to keep learning and the journey to the WTC final has been part of that process. He stated:
The winner of the WTC final will take home a purse of USD 1.6 million, along with the ICC Test Championship Mace.
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