WTC final ticket will be given by victory
If the Indian team wins this match, then they will get the ticket for the final of the ICC World Test Championship. Australia has already made it to the finals. This is also India’s last match before the Test Championship final. Apart from India, Sri Lanka is also in the race for the finals. The Test series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is starting from Thursday itself. If India loses the Ahmedabad Test, it will have to depend on the results of the Sri Lanka and New Zealand series to reach the final. If Sri Lanka clean sweep the 2 match test series then it will reach the final.
Won every series at home for 10 years
There is also a matter of self-respect for India in Ahmedabad. India last lost a home Test series against England in 2012-13. Since then the team has won every series at home. During this, India has not lost more than one Test in a series even once. If Australia wins in Ahmedabad, the series will be level at 2-2. For Team India, who have won every home Test series in the last 10 years, this draw will also be like a defeat. It is also a battle of self-esteem for Rohit Sharma’s team.
Most eyes on Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli’s bat is not scoring runs in Tests. In November 2019, Virat scored the last century in this format. Virat has played 23 Tests since January 1, 2020. In this, only 1028 runs have come out of his bat at an average of 25.70. During this, 33 batsmen have scored more than 1000 runs in Test cricket. All of them have a better batting average than Virat Kohli. Apart from Virat, only Temba Bavuma has not scored a century in this. This is the reason why all eyes are going to be on Virat Kohli. Even in this match, if Virat does not score runs, then questions are being raised on him too.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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