Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has recently said that the World Test Championship is the daddy of all the World Cups. He again added that this is the biggest and toughest version of the game and the win will be a huge achievement for the Indian team as well.

The Indian team has recently defeated Australia Down Under and then England at home and finished at the top of the points table. It was only recently that New Zealand topped the chart after winning their two-match Test series against England by 1-0. Both India and New Zealand are currently playing the final in Southampton as well.

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While talking to Star Sports before the toss, Ravi Shastri said, “On an occasion like this we wanted to get out as quickly as possible. [On thoughts of changing the announced XI] Not really. Unless you would have had another washout today and the game had been reduced to a 2-3 day game, but otherwise with the kind of attack we have, we take the pitch out of the equation. On a day like this, it helps the fast bowlers get help, but when the sun comes out the spinners would come into play”.

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Ravi Shastri continued, “[Jadeja and Ashwin combo] They add that variety and they bowl well in tandem. They have close to 600-700 wickets and complement each other really well. Both teams will feel that way. It’s the “big daddy of all World Cups”. I’ve played the 1983 World Cup, commentated on a few of them but this one is the biggest of them all. It’s the toughest format, the biggest format and the job satisfaction is maximum. There are a lot of big players who’ve not got their hands on a World Cup, so playing in a big final is always special. To keep the team at number one for five years is a massive achievement”.