IND vs NZ WTC Final: Virender Sehwag Waiting For Trent Boult vs Rohit Sharma Contest

WTC Final: With every passing day, the excitement keeps on multiplying for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and New Zealand. The big final is scheduled to start from 18 June in Southampton and both the teams have also started with their preparations while acclimatizing in the English conditions before the mega encounter. However, former India batsman Virender Sehwag is waiting to witness a special contest between Rohit Sharma and Trent Boult.

WTC Final: Virender Sehwag Awaits Boult vs Rohit Contest

During a recent interview, former cricketer Virender Sehwag revealed that he is looking forward to witness the exciting contest between India’s senior opener Rohit Sharma and New Zealand left-arm pacer Trent Boult in the upcoming WTC Final. Sehwag stated that it would be really important for the Rohit to see off Boult’s opening spell. The former aggressive opener also noted that the deadly Kiwi pace duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee will pose a definite threat for the Indian batters as they have the ability to move the ball both ways.

“Boult vs Rohit Sharma will be a contest that I would be looking forward to. If Rohit gets set and see off Boult’s opening spell, it will be a treat to watch. No doubt Trent Boult-Tim Southee combination will pose a lot of challenge for Indians. They can move the ball both ways and are brilliant while bowling in partnerships also,” said Virender Sehwag during a recent interview to PTI.

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Virender Sehwag further stated that he is very much confident that Rohit Sharma will have a great English summer with the bat. However, he also mentioned that the Mumbai Indians captain needs to be a little patient in the first 10 overs before going for his wide array of strokes. While talking about India’s bowling combination for the World Test Championship Final, Sehwag reckoned that the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will definitely come into play on the fourth and fifth days of the Test match.

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“Rohit is a fantastic batsman and he has played Test cricket in England earlier also (2014) so I think he can manage well as we have seen in recent times when he has opened the batting. I have no doubt that he will score runs in England this time. Obviously, as it is for any opener, he would have to be careful for the first 10 overs and see off that new ball to understand the conditions first. I am sure he will get a chance to show his range of strokes,” Sehwag added.

“Two spinners will be good for India because both Ashwin and Jadeja are capable all-rounders. That also adds depth to your batting. You don’t need a sixth batsman with both of them around. If India can play with five specialist bowlers that will be great thing because I still believe that two spinners will come into effect on fourth and fifth day,” the former India opener concluded.

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