New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner has said that the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against India would be like a World Cup title clash for him as he has never played a white-ball game for his country. "Yeah, it is like a World Cup final for me. The biggest disappointment, I guess, in my career is that I've never really played a white-ball game for New Zealand or never been able to crack into the T20 or the one-day game," Wagner said to 'ESPNcricinfo'. For me now, it's about putting all my focus and energy into Test cricket and to be able to play in a World Test Championship final is like a World Cup for me," the 35-year-old added. In March, India's leading off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin spoke on similar lines, saying the WTC final will be like a World Cup final for players who have not often featured in limited-overs cricket.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2021 06:33 UTC