WTC final: Toughest thing for India is going to be picking XI, feels Grandhomme

With the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League being postponed due to the second wave of COVID19 in India all eyes will now move to the World Test Championship final that is to be played out between India and New Zealand in Southampton in JuneWhile India have a strong unit on paper the Kiwis are no pushovers But Kiwi allrounder Colin de Grandhomme believes that with the kind of arsenal Virat Kohli has at his disposal picking the right XI will be a headacheICC took to Twitter to put out his quote which read With the amount of players theyve got they can cover all bases because theyve got real good seam bowlers these days and gun spinner so I think the toughest thing for them is going to be picking the XIThe final gets underway on June 18 and will continue till June 22 with June 23 kept as a reserve day While it was initially set to be played at the Lords the ICC decided to move it to Southampton with an eye on the Covid19 situation across the globe In a release the ICC had said that in selecting The Hampshire Bowl the ICC drew on ECBs experience of delivering a full summer of biosafe international cricket in 2020The venue provides worldclass playing and training facilities giving both teams the best possible environment in which to prepare Whilst the onsite accommodation will significantly reduce the risk around Covid19 transmission and better protect the health and safety of everyone involved in delivering the final Should the UK governments phased easing of Covid19 lockdown measures proceed as planned it is anticipated that a limited number of fans will be allowed into the Hampshire Bowl to watch the finalCommenting on the shift to Southampton Geoff Allardice ICC General Manager Cricket had said We are confident that in selecting the Hampshire Bowl we have given ourselves the best possible chance to successfully deliver the final whilst keeping everyone involved safe and healthy and giving fans the opportunity to watch the two best Test teams in the world go headtohead for the right to call themselves the ICC World Test Champions I would like to thank the ECB for their guidance and advice to enable us to make this decision which gives us the best possible opportunity to deliver a safe and successful World Test Championship FinalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever