The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli has no regrets about playing just three fast bowlers in the World Test Championship final as according t him it was their “best combination” despite suffering a loss against New Zealand. India had announced their playing XI a day before the final was supposed to start, but the opening day was washed out due to rain, and there were questions on whether India should have played with another fast bowler, given the conditions would provide more assistance to them.

Talking about the same during the post-match presentation, Virat Kohli said, “We’ve been successful with this combination in different conditions. We thought this was our best combination, and we had batting depth as well, and if there was more game time, the spinners would have come into the game more as well.”

The Indian skipper also congratulated New Zealand for forcing a result in a rain-affected match. 

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Virat Kohli elaborated, “Big congratulations to Kane (Williamson) and the whole team. They showed great consistency and heart to pull out a result in just over three days, sticking to their processes to put us under pressure. They deserved the win.”

Talking about Day 2, the Indian skipper acknowledged that they failed to get any momentum, which was effectively the first day, as rain and bad light kept interrupting play.

Virat Kohli explained, “The first day got washed out, and when play resumed it was difficult to get any momentum. We lost only three wickets, but we could have got more runs if play had gone on without the interruptions. Today, the Kiwi bowlers executed their plans to perfection and pushed us back, and we were probably 30 or 40 runs short.”

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New Zealand registered a brilliant 8-wicket win over India in the first ever World Test Championship final.