India and New Zealand will be locking horns with each other in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton starting Friday. But before both teams get down to business, they had a fun photoshoot for the WTC final. From Virat Kohli to Cheteshwar Pujara, all were seen posing for the cameras in their India whites. Mayank Agarwal could not stop himself from having a laugh during Ishant Sharma’s shoot when the lanky pacer let out a roar while making a pose of his wicket celebration.
New Zealand stars including skipper Kane Williamson were not to be left behind and looked in a pleasant state of mind as they too got themselves clicked. NZ all-rounder Colin de Grandomme stood out in the photoshoot, thanks to his blossoming mullet. Here is the video of the behind-the-scenes of what seemed a fun photoshoot for both teams shared by the ICC:
The calm before the storm 📷
Take a behind the scenes look at Photo Shoot Day for the #WTC21 Final 👀#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/7sLK1UX8FA
— ICC (@ICC) June 18, 2021
The WTC final will be played between the two teams which have their leaders as the modern batting greats Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. Both have scored more than 7,000 runs in Test cricket, with each averaging over fifty.
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However, the Indian skipper has the better record in England, having scored two centuries during the 2018 series. But with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Ajinkya Rahane to fall back on, gives a slight advantage to the Indian team.
Both teams boast exceptional bowling attacks as well with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult among some of the best in world cricket currently. But with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in their arsenal, India’s bowling attack has a greater variety on show.
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India, though, hasn’t had proper match practice going into the WTC final, and has had to rely on training sessions and intra-squad games. On the other hand, the Kiwis only recently played a two-Test series against hosts England, which they won 1-0 — something that will put them in good mental space ahead of the WTC final.
