Ravi Shastri bats for best of three WTC finals

Shastri also opined that if the WTC has to be played in the future, then the ICC should look to have a three-match series in place for the finals.

Mumbai: Head coach Ravi Shastri on Wednesday said that the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) will be the biggest event as the longest format of the game tests a player in each and every department.

“See it is the first time that you have a World Test Championship final. When you look at that and the magnitude of the game that is going to be played, I think this is the biggest, if not the biggest-ever. It is the toughest format of the game, it is a format that tests you. It has not happened over the three months, it has happened over two years where teams have played each other across the world and earned their right to play in the finals. It is one hell of an event,” said Shastri.

Shastri also opined that if the WTC has to be played in the future, then the ICC should look to have a three-match series in place for the finals.

“I think ideally in the long run, if they want to pursue this WTC, best of three finals would be ideal. But you have to finish it as early as possible, because of the FTP. One-off is a one-off. Guys have earned their stripes. When you start competing at the top, you have the ability to pull yourself out of tough situations,” he said.

“This side has pulled itself out of big problems so I think the final is a great victory for the boys really,” he added.

When asked whether the upcoming UK tour is like the final frontier for Team India: “Test cricket, we have been number one for a few years, another transition is going within the team. I do not think this is the final frontier for the team. It is an ongoing process to keep the standard of Indian cricket high, transition phase is going on now so our job is to ensure that the passion remains within the next lot of players. We had no doubt in our minds that we will be the first team to feature in the WTC finals.”

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