India and New Zealand will play the inaugural World Test Championship final on June 18 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Former India left-arm spinner and national selector S Venkatapathy Raju has highlighted that the absence of a fast-bowling all-rounder like Hardik Pandya will be felt in the all-important WTC final. READ | Meet Praharsh Parikh, the 19-year-old boy who bowled MS Dhoni“New Zealand have good all-rounders. New Zealand have good fast bowling all-rounders while India have good spinning all-rounders. They also have the experience with Ishant Sharma having 302 Test wickets, Md Shami with 180 Test wickets and Bumrah with 83.

Source: Hindustan Times May 31, 2021 03:51 UTC