Former Indian opener, Gautam Gambhir believes that bowlers play a crucial role when a Team wins a Test match, and the current Indian team is lucky to have a great depth in their bowling unit. Team India is raring to face New Zealand in eth inaugural WTC final at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The one-off match at the Rose Bowl marks the culmination of a two-year cycle of the WTC  launched in 2019 to create Test cricket’s pinnacle event. 

Talking about these same, during Aaj Tak’s eSalaamCricket, Gautam Gambhir said, “I have always believed that it is bowlers who win you the Test matches. To win a Test match, you need to take 20 wickets, and I think the current Indian bowling line-up can trouble any team at any surface. The depth in Indian bowling attack is immense.”

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Former India opener said it is difficult to predict a clear favorite in a one-off match, but New Zealand will have a slight advantage just because they have managed to get match practice ahead of the much-awaited WTC final.

Gautam Gambhir elaborated, “It is difficult to predict the favorites in the one-off final. But I feel New Zealand will have a slight advantage because they have played two Test matches in England, and most importantly, they have won it. You can play as many intra-squad matches, but there is no substitute to match practice. As a result, new Zealand will be better prepared for the WTC final.”

Gambhir feels that both the teams will go for the win because playing for a draw is not an option.

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Former Indian opener explained, “Both India and New Zealand should go for the win. There is no point playing for a draw in the WTC final as it is not a bilateral series.”