Cricket fans all over the world are eagerly waiting for the ICC World Test Championship. This tournament will be played between India and New Zealand from 18 to 22 June at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Regarding this big tournament of ICC, many veteran players and experts gave their views on the possible winners, team combinations, and other aspects related to this match.
Australia’s explosive opener David Warner has also given his opinion about this tournament. He reckons the ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand can be gained by the aspect who bowls higher through the course of the much-awaited match.
David Warner feels while New Zealand have played two-Test series against England in the build-up to the WTC final, the conditions in Southampton will be completely different from what London and Birmingham had to offer in the rubber. He further predicted that with the Dukes ball, it is going to be a battle of the bowlers.
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“They had the warm-up so because of that do they have a sense of what the conditions are going to be like. But we are at Southampton (for the WTC Final), which has been a spinning wicket in Tests. In ODIs, we have seen it as a hard bouncy track. So do India play two spinners? It is going to be a great battle, both teams are using a Dukes ball, so I think it is going to be a battle of the bowlers,” he said.
Both Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson are world-class batters: David Warner
On the battle between two world-class captains and high quality batters – Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli – David Warner didn’t pick his favorite but lauded the duo for their class and quality.
“You look at two world-class batsmen and world-class captains, both average above 50,” Warner added.
