With simply seven days to go for the World Test Championship (WTC) ultimate, Team India is leaving no stone unturned to gear up for the summit clash towards New Zealand.
India and New Zealand will lock horns within the finals of the WTC on the Ageas Bowl in Southampton from June 18.
As part of their preparation, Team India is at present enjoying an intra-squad match to get into the groove forward of the WTC ultimate.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday shared a few footage from the set-up during which gamers have been seen toling laborious whereas enjoying the match.
“Snapshots from the first session of our intra-squad match simulation here in Southampton,” BCCI tweeted.
Snapshots from the primary session of our intra-squad match simulation right here in Southampton.#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/FjtKUghnDH
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 11, 2021
The BCCI additionally shared a clip the place followers can see what transpired through the match:
A very good Day 1 at workplace for #TeamIndia on the intra-squad match simulation forward of #WTC21 Final pic.twitter.com/TFb06126fr
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 12, 2021
Virat Kohli and boys’ preparations are in full swing for the WTC ultimate. The BCCI had earlier on Thursday shared a glimpse from the “high intensity” coaching session of Team India.
The Indian cricket crew had landed in Southampton on June 3 and after that, each member of the touring contingent underwent three-day obligatory quarantine. At the Hampshire Bowl, the gamers have been examined once more earlier than commencing a interval of managed isolation. Regular assessments might be carried out through the interval of isolation.
Prior to departing for England, India head coach Ravi Shastri had mentioned that going forward, the International Cricket Council (ICC) ought to look to make the ultimate of the WTC a best-of-three contest and it could possibly be performed like a three-match collection.
Meanwhile, the New Zealand crew is already within the UK for their bilateral collection towards England and the crew will transfer from the ECB bio-secure surroundings into the WTC Final bubble on June 15 and might be topic to common testing previous to and post-arrival in Southampton.
