{"id":3430,"date":"2023-06-03T06:18:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T06:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=3430"},"modified":"2023-06-03T06:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T06:20:28","slug":"ravi-shastris-bold-take-on-wtc-2023-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/ravi-shastris-bold-take-on-wtc-2023-final\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Everyone’s saying Australia are clear favourites because it’s in England. But…’: Ravi Shastri’s bold take on WTC 2023 Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Ravi Shastri spoke in detail about the upcoming World Test Championship final, that takes place between June 7-11 between India and Australia.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Team India will be aiming to end an almost 10-year wait for an ICC trophy later this month, when the side takes part in the final of the\u00a0World Test Championship\u00a0<\/a>against Australia. The side had last won the Champions Trophy in 2013 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni; since then, India had twin-captaincy changes with Virat Kohli succeeding Dhoni, and\u00a0Rohit Sharma<\/a>, then, succeeding the star batter in leadership role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The side came closest to an ICC title in 2014 as well as 2017, when the side reached the final of T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy respectively. However, Sri Lanka cruised to win over the Dhoni-led side in the shortest format, while Pakistan lifted the Champions Trophy with a dominating win over Kohli’s Indian team. In 2021, India had also reached the final of the World Test Championship but faced a defeat to New Zealand, led by Kane Williamson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer India head coach Ravi Shastri, who was at the helm during the WTC loss two years ago, believes the side has the potential to end the ICC title-drought, and also stated that there are no clear favourites in a one-off Test \u2013 referring to the upcoming WTC Final.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n