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Indian team in the final match of WTC.
Indian team in the final match of WTC.
News2News.in Explainer: The final of the second edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) will be played between India and Australia from June 7 at the Kennington Oval in London. This will be the first encounter between India and Australia on this ground. Before the match, it becomes very interesting to see the record of both the teams on this ground. At the same time, the figures that have come out are nothing special for the Indian team. That is, it is a neutral venue for both. But Australia’s record and experience on this ground is much more than Team India. The Australian team has been more successful on this ground than the Indian team.
The Indian team has so far played 14 Test matches at the Oval, while Australia has played 38 Test matches at this ground. Both the teams have faced England every time. Although the Oval was called the stronghold of England, but in the last few years everyone from Australia to Team India defeated it here. Let us tell you that in 2021, under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, the Indian team defeated England by 157 runs on this ground. Current captain Rohit Sharma had also scored a century there. If so, then it becomes more interesting to know how the overall record of both the teams is here.
Team India at The Oval
The Indian team has played 14 Test matches at the Oval ground. The Indian team played its first Test match here in 1936. In 14 matches, the Indian team lost five times and drew seven Test matches. India has won here only twice. Winning percentage has also been around 14 percent of the team. Team India got its first victory here in 1971 under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, then in 2021, after waiting for 50 years, Virat Kohli defeated the British by conquering the fort of Oval. Now it is Rohit Sharma’s litmus test.
Indian team for WTC final
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mo. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper).
Standby players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav
Aussies at The Oval
Now if we talk about the Australian team, then it has played a total of 38 Test matches at the Oval. The team suffered 17 defeats at this ground from 1880 to 2019 and 14 Test matches ended in a draw. The Kangaroo team was able to win only seven matches at this ground. His winning percentage is 18 percent which is more than India but nothing special. The Australian team has more experience of playing on this ground. Now it has to be seen how the match between the two teams will be in the upcoming finals.
Australian team for WTC final
Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Steve Smith (vc) , Mitchell Starc, David Warner.
Standby players: Mitch Marsh, Matthew Renshaw
Big challenge in front of Team India
Describing India’s challenge, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that every player of the Indian team must have played T20 format and Test cricket is a longer format. In such a situation, it is going to be a big challenge for the Indian team. He also said that among all the Indian players, only experienced batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has adapted to the longer format as he has been playing county cricket. That’s why it is going to be a big challenge for India.
If you win the final, you will get Rs 13 crore.
If India wins the final match of the World Test Championship, then the Indian team will get an amount of Rs 13 crore. Along with this, the runner-up team will also become rich. Apart from this, the International Cricket Council (ICC) told that the prize money of more than 31 crores will be distributed among the remaining 9 teams which have been a part of this tournament.
India in the final for the second time in a row
The Indian team will play the final of WTC for the second time in a row. Earlier, the Indian team has been the runner-up of the last tournament held between 2019/21. In this, New Zealand won the title of the final.
What is WTC
WTC is a tournament of Test cricket. To increase the popularity of Test cricket, ICC planned the World Test Championship (WTC). In this, each team has to play 6 series. All the teams play 3 series at home and 3 away from home. Its full form is World Test Champions, which is called World Test Champions in Hindi. It is a Test cricket competition run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which began on 1 August 2019.
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