World Test Championship Final News

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the venue for the ensuing 2023-25 World Test Championship main event. With the previous two finals taking place in Southampton and Surrey, this will be the first time that the ‘Mecca of Cricket’ will play host to the bonanza event.

Sunil Gavaskar has backed out of favour batter KL Rahul to return to the Indian Test team in the marquee World Test Championship final in June by donning the gloves behind the wickets. Gavaskar cited Rahul's record in England while presenting his case, touting him for a middle-order role.

Ahead of a crucial period for India’s white-ball dreams, Suresh Raina has opined that the Indian fans should give this Indian team under Virat Kohli the next 12-16 months to win an ICC trophy. Raina also backed Kohli stating that it is not easy to reach the ICC final while developing a new style.

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has compared New Zealand's pace quartet of Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner, and Kyle Jamieson to the West Indies quartets of yesteryear. He also added that New Zealand's four take the prize if we only assessed them on the basis of results.