The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video of Team India’s inspirational journey in the ICC World Test Championship. The video comes a couple of hours ahead of the WTC final against New Zealand at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, starting today.
Virat Kohli & Co made some exciting memories on their way to the WTC final. They defeated Australia in an away series without several of their key players, who were injured. India then trounced England 3-1 at home to confirm their berth in the WTC final.
The video includes Team India head coach Ravi Shastri’s powerful message to the side in the wake of their famous win Down Under and moments from the victory lap at The Gabba. On Friday, the BCCI took to its official Twitter account to share a video featuring some of Team India’s memorable WTC moments.
The clip was captioned:
“The Big Day is here! Get behind #TeamIndia & show your support as they take on New Zealand in #WTC21 Final in a few hours from now!”
Watch the clip here:
The Big Day is here! 👏 👏
Get behind #TeamIndia & show your support as they take on New Zealand in #WTC21 Final in a few hours from now! 💪 💪 pic.twitter.com/8k9B74DMPg
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 18, 2021
India have always done well when they have batted first: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly thinks Team India should bat first if they win the toss in the WTC final, even if the conditions are overcast. He believes that the Asian Giants have done exceedingly well whenever they have batted in overseas matches and should go ahead with it.
“If you dig into the record books and see India’s best overseas performances, we have always won matches when we have batted first. It’s about choosing whether you want to face the pressure first up in adverse conditions or wait for the fourth innings. Look at Leeds in 2002 or 2018 South Africa, we batted first in bowling-friendly conditions, soaked in initial pressure, put runs on the board and that’s how we won those games. Even Mark Taylor or Steve Waugh’s Australian teams rarely fielded, even in seaming conditions. Maybe occasionally when the wicket used to be damp,” Ganguly told India Today.
