Being a little under prepared for WTC final against New Zealand can work in our favor-India’s support staff

As the most anticipated event in the world of cricket is all set to take place on 18^th June 2021 at Ageas Bowl in Southampton where the top two teams India and New Zealand will compete against each other for the inaugural edition of the WTC Title.

New Zealand will get more match practice in comparison to Kohli’s men as Blackcaps will play two test matches ahead of playing the WTC final against India.

However Indian team bowling and fielding coach Bharat Arun and R Sridhar feel that lack of match practice will help us in our preparation for the WTC final.

“I don’t think we have a choice,” Sridhar told PTI when asked how much time the team will need to be ready for the final. “We would like to make the most of what we get because it all depends on how many days of hard or soft quarantine we are going to have, when we are going to land and if at all getting a practice game, so I don’t think we have a choice.”

Sridhar further added that too many health protocols that players need to follow amid this pandemic time will bring the best out of our players.

“It’s time to be mentally smart, we have a very experienced team going to the final,” he said. “Each guy is capable of adapting to the situation. They have played against New Zealand and played in England. So, I think that experience will count and we will have to come to the fore, because we really can’t plan as to how many sessions we want because we only have to take what is given to us.”

For WTC final and five-test series against England Arun said they will plan based on what they see in the two England-New Zealand Tests before the WTC final.

“England is playing New Zealand before us. So that will give us a good insight into how the New Zealanders are playing in English conditions, and also how the English men are playing right now,” Arun said. “The present form is extremely important for us to plan and the quarantine period in England would give us enough time to take into consideration all the factors and make plans accordingly.”