ICC WTC Finals: Predicting 5 Batters who will score most runs in WTC Finals between India and New Zealand

ICC WTC Finals: Predicting 5 Batters who will score most runs in WTC Finals between India and New Zealand.

ICC WTC Finals: The oldest and most toughest form of cricket, Test Cricket was continuously losing its importance in a fast paced world. People loved to watch players hitting those giant sixes and plunder massive totals in the shorter format and thus it took away the significance of test cricket.

Just like the ICC introduced the T20 and ODI World Cup back then, this time it was the turn for the Test Championship. In 2019, the global cricket body inaugurated the beginning of the ICC World Test Championship and it has definitely helped to revive the lost shine of red-ball cricket.

The first red ball World Test championship is just two sleep away from here. India and New Zealand will fight out the massive battle to retain the crown of the Test Champions and the coveted Test Mace.

The Final is scheduled to begin on 18th june at Ageas Bowl Southampton.

Here in this article, we will predict the top 5 run getters in the ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand.

Predicting 5 Batters who will score most runs in WTC Finals between India and New Zealand:

5. Ros Taylor:

The Kiwi number 4 in the Test format, Ros Taylor is a consistent performer for his team. He is a vital cog for the New Zealand's in the Test lineup.

The 37-years old batsman has been in fine form lately. He went away cheaply in the first test against England, however, played a crucial knock of 80 in the second test and led his team to a comfortable win.

In his test career spanning over 13 years, Ros Taylor has amassed 7,506 runs in 107 Test matches for New Zealand with an average of 45.76. Besides this, he has also scored three double hundreds in the format.

He was in fine touch and will be hoping to continue that in the final of the ICC World Test Championship against India.

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4. Rishabh Pant:

The young wicketkeeper-batsman from India, Rishabh Pant took massive leaps to defeat the odds and come up ranks in India?s test format. Pant, who had faced severe backlash from the fans and experts, made a complete turnaround with his sheer determination and skillset.

The wicketkeeper-batsman will be raring to go in the finals. He has kept his brilliant form alive since the last India-Australia test series and is constantly scoring runs in whichever format he plays.

Moreover, in the intrasquad test match simulations conducted by India, he amassed quickfire unbeaten 121 runs in just 94 deliveries. India will require his services and speed up the innings at the backend and will be one of the important factors for India.

3. Rohit Sharma:

Team India?s senior opening batsman Rohit Sharma will be eager to prove himself against the moving deliveries in England. The cricketer does not have anything fancy to flex in Test Cricket, especially in overseas conditions.

Sharma has gained massive success in the limited-overs cricket ever since he opened the innings for India, this time he will try to replicate his sensational skills in the Test format in England.

Besides this, Rohit Sharma is in fine touch in the ICC World Test Championship and is the second highest run-getter for India. The reports from the sources also claimed him to have scored in excess of 80 runs in the intrasquad simulation test match.

If he somehow overcomes his vulnerability in the initial overs against the swinging ball, he can easily score big scores in the final and lead India to a comfortable total against New Zealand.

2. Devon Conway:

The New Zealand young batsman, Devon Conway made his test debut against England in the last test series. He scored a sensational double century in his debut game at Lord?s.

Conway?s brilliant 200 runs in the Lord?s test helped New Zealand score 378 in the first game against England, which ended in a draw after rain washed out a day?s play.

In the following game, Conway scored 80 runs for his team in a do or die situation.

He would be hoping to counter the Indian attack after having played the English swinging pacers effectively. He outplayed the likes of James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson in his previous series.

If he gets a chance to feature in the playing11 for New Zealand in Test Cricket, he will surely hit a big score against India.

1. Virat Kohli:

There is no denying to this name in whichever format of cricket he plays. Virat Kohli is a name who has easily dominated the bowlers across formats and plundered big runs.

He will be all set to take the revenge of the ICC ODI World Cup Semi Final defeat and will be hoping to have some good runs for his team.

Virat can effectively play the swinging deliveries and will be hoping to score good runs for his team in the all important ICC World Test Championship finals.

With over 7000 runs in the Test format with an impressive average of 52.38 and having scored 27 tons in the format, Virat Kohli knows it better than anyone else.

It might be a possibility that he go on to score his century, for which the fans have been eagerly waiting for a long long time.

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