New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is excited to take on India in the inaugural World Test Championships (WTC) final next month. He said that playing against India will be a “fantastic challenge”. The final between India and New Zealand in the final of the inaugural World Test Championships will take place in Southampton from June 18.
“When we play against India, it has always been a fantastic challenge and so it is really exciting to be playing against them,” Kane Williamson said in a video posted by the ICC on its Twitter handle.
🗣 "It's really, really exciting to be involved in the final, obviously to win it would be that much better"
One month out from the #WTC21 Final, anticipation is growing among the @BCCI and @BLACKCAPS stars🏆 pic.twitter.com/79uJx2RcQ2
— ICC (@ICC) May 18, 2021
“It’s really, really exciting to be involved in the final, obviously to win it would be that much better,” said he. While talking about the championship, Williamson said, “We saw the contests in the WTC has brought real excitement.. the games were really tight such as in the India-Australia series and our series against Pakistan as well where you had to really fight hard to get the results, which is really great.”
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Meanwhile, New Zealand speedster Neil Wagner has also said that India has talented fast bowlers who can give a tough fight on the English conditions but also added that the wickets can turn anytime as well.
“India has a lot of quality fast bowlers who have done well in different conditions, they can swing (the ball) under overcast conditions but when the sun comes out it (wicket) is flat and nothing happens,” Wagner said. “(English) Conditions can change throughout and so I am not getting carried away too much, trying to control the controllables.”
On the other hand, India player Hanuma Vihari, who is currently in England for a county stint with Warwickshire, added that it would be a great feeling to play in the WTC final.
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“I am excited but I would want to be in that moment and not to get too much carried away by the importance of the situation,” he said. “But as a sportsman, to play for India in the final of inaugural World Test Championships is always a great feeling,” he said.
