Indian cricket team finished No.1 on the points table of inaugural WTC.
Team India are all set to lock horns with New Zealand in the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final. BCCI posted a compilation of India's last two-Test series win which also featured the speech of head coach Ravi Shastri.
Virat Kohli-led India finished on the top of the WTC points table with 520 points in 6 series and most importantly, a point percentage of 72.2. They won 12 matches, lost 4, and drawn 1.
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With a sudden points system change, Team India had to put up a good display of cricket on the Australia tour. But despite the absence of Kohli, India stunned the Aussies and won the series 2-1. They later defeated England at home by 3-1 to win the series and book a place in the WTC final.
On Friday (June 18), BCCI urged fans to stand by the team on their 'big day' and wrote, "The Big Day is here! ???? ???? Get behind #TeamIndia & show your support as they take on New Zealand in #WTC21 Final in a few hours from now! ???? ????."
India’s Playing XI For WTC Final: Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper)