Champions Trophy Final: New Zealand win toss and opts to bat first against India
by Swati · KalingaTVDubai: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the Champions Trophy Final, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India had won the semi final against Australia and New Zealand had pushed South Africa behind to ace up to the Finals.
Amid high speculations of Virat Kohli playing the match he will get down on the pitch. The face-off between Virat Kohli and Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner is what the audience is eyeing upon.
These two teams have already battled in the tournament, and at the same venue, no less. This means strategies and adjustments will be firmly in focus as the Black Caps attempt to correct what happened a week ago.
Squads for the ICC Champions Trophy Final:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rishabh Pant
New Zealand Squad: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy.