A duel between India's formidable top order and Australia's fiery pace attack could determine who comes out on top when the World Test Championship (WTC) final gets underway at the Oval on Wednesday.India have dominated, both home and away, the recent duels between the test heavyweights, who claimed the t
A duel between India's formidable top order and Australia's fiery pace attack could determine who comes out on top when the World Test Championship final gets underway at the Oval on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma has since replaced Kohli in the saddle, but injuries to key personnel and the English conditions will ensure the antagonists are on even terms heading into the one-off contest. India will also be relying on Cheteshwar Pujara's obduracy, Kohli's class and Rahane's resilience to counter the likes of Australia captain Pat Cummins and his pace colleague Mitchell Starc.
For Cummins and Co, the WTC final is the first of three major campaigns this year, along with the Ashes series against England that immediately follows and the 50-overs World Cup in India in October-November. The 36-year-old is battling to stretch his test career to fulfil his wish of quitting the format after the Sydney test against Pakistan next January.
The WTC final will once again be a party without hosts with England failing to make the cut after debacles in Australia and West Indies last year.
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