Former New Zealand all-rounder, Scott Styris has pointed out the past struggles of the veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma against the moving ball. India and New Zealand will face each other in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton scheduled to be commencing on June 18. The Kiwis would enter the summit clash after defeating England in the two-match Test series.

Talking about the same during Start Sports’ show, ‘Game Plans’, Scott Styris said, “Again, it is pitch dependent. I think I can’t stress that enough. I think if the ball is moving around then Rohit will have his struggles. In the Select Dugout, we have done demonstrations after demonstrations about how Rohit doesn’t really move his feet a lot early in his innings. If that’s the case, then the swinging ball could be a problem for him.”

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When asked about ths slection dilema for the Kiwis, Scott Styris said, “There is no secret to New Zealand’s fast bowling plan if you like and that is Southee, Boult and either Jamieson or de Grandhomme will be the third seamer and they bowled till about the 22nd to 28th over with a new ball. So, when you talk about Wagner, it’s his ability to be aggressive and be a genuine wicket-taking option for somebody like Kohli in those middle overs till the new ball comes around.”

The Indian cricket team had reached Southampton on June 3 and after that, every member of the touring contingent underwent three days of mandatory hard quarantine.

At the Hampshire Bowl, the Indian cricketers were tested again before commencing a period of managed isolation. Regular tests will be conducted during the period of ongoing quarantine as well.

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Prior to departing for England, the Indian head coach Ravi Shastri had said that going ahead, the International Cricket Council (ICC) should look to make the final of the WTC a best-of-three contest and it could be played like a three-match series.