Team India will be locking horns with New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) Final. The cricketers have not had an easy time qualifying for the final. especially due to the pandemic. Keeping that in mind, the WTC final will be taking place in Southampton, England today. One of the Australian YouTube channels, Eyes on cricket with Norman Kochannek, was asking the local fans from Sydney which teams were they supporting for the much-awaited game. 

Though the fans were divided on which team will be lifting the coveted trophy, they had one thing in common. When Norman Kochannek, the host, asked the Australian fans who was their favorite cricketer or the one who would make a major impact, they could all just think of one player mainly, Rishabh Pant, who played a crucial role in India’s comeback in that Border-Gavaskar trophy. His contributions were vital and the Australian fans appreciate that to this day.

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Here is the video covering the response of the Australian fans and what they think of the WTC Final-

It was shocking to see so many Rishabh Pant fans in Sydney despite the much-awaited game featuring stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. They are the captains of their respective teams and the fans of their own countries would surely expect more from them. 

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A lot of cricketing pundits have already suggested that the Kiwis have the advantage ahead of eth WTC final. They have already played a couple of Test matches against England on their soil and have won the series 1-0. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that King Kohli loves Test cricket and hopefully, the likes of Rishabh Pant can also deliver, not just for his Aussie fanbase but for his Indian one as well!! Cheers!!