The much-awaited final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship between India and New Zealand is just a week away and the Indian players are leaving no stones unturned while preparing for the high-octane clash at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked the fans to get behind the players as Team India is gearing up for the summit clash.
Taking to Twitter, BCCI wrote: The countdown is down to 1 week now! Get behind #TeamIndia as they are all set to take on New Zealand in the #WTC21 Final.” Virat Kohli and his men are preparing quite hard for the WTC final.
The countdown is down to 1 week now! ⏳
Get behind #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 as they are all set to take on New Zealand in the #WTC21 Final 🙌 pic.twitter.com/tGXFp4n0Ld
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 11, 2021
Recently, BCCI also shared a couple of two videos of the “high intensity” training session of Team India, in the last two days. In the latest video, the Kohli-led team seems to have ticked all the boxes with players sweating it out on the field working hard on each and every skill required to be in the top-notch form before taking the field on June 18.
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Tweeting about these same, BCCI wrote: “Team India get into the groove for the WTC Final.”
#TeamIndia get into the groove for the #WTC21 Final 👊👊 pic.twitter.com/KIY1zvjyce
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 11, 2021
Earlier on Thursday the BCCI tweeted, “We have had our first group training session and the intensity was high. Team India”s preparations are on in full swing for the WTC21 Final.”
We have had our first group training session and the intensity was high 🔥#TeamIndia's 🇮🇳 preparations are on in full swing for the #WTC21 Final 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MkHwh5wAYp
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 10, 2021
Team India reached Southampton on June 3 and after that, every member of the touring contingent underwent three-day mandatory hard quarantine. At the Hampshire Bowl, the players had undergone tests again before commencing a period of managed isolation. Regular tests will be conducted during the period of isolation.
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Prior to departing for England, the Indian head coach Ravi Shastri had said that going ahead, the International Cricket Council (ICC) should look to make the final of the WTC a best-of-three contest.
Meanwhile, the New Zealand team is already in the UK for their bilateral series against England and the team will be joining from the ECB bio-secure environment into the WTC Final bubble on June 15 and will be undergoing tests prior to and post-arrival in Southampton.
