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India will not take New Zealand lightly in the World Twenty20 final.
The ICC World Test Championship Final will be played in Southampton on May 1st when India takes on New Zealand.
This is the third time the Southampton v Lokeren match has been played at the Ageas Bowl.
Ajit Agarkar, a former India speedster, said New Zealand is no longer the underdogs, and the country’s final in the World Test Championship will not be an underdog victory.
India is not underestimating New Zealand in the World Test Championship decider (WTC). India vs. New Zealand final of the World Tenpin Masters tournament is set for June 18-22 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, UK. The 2018-19 schedule includes New Zealand’s first two-Test series against England, which will begin on June 2 at Lord’s. I don’t want that.” I believe the Indian team would not have done so because they’re innocent. Agarkar believes the underdog label has disappeared from New Zealand.
Agarkar said on Star Sports’ show ‘Cricket Connected’ that “every ICC tournament – whether it’s the T20 World Cup, the Champions Trophy, or the World Cup – shows up, no matter where.”
Either the semifinals or the finals. The degree of consistency displayed by this group is a testament to their abilities. Since they’re such underdogs, that tag should be stripped from them. Of course, there are bigger names in other squads, and that’s why you place them in the favorites category.
In my opinion, I believe that India will not underestimate them.” The conditions in New Zealand are most likely to be similar to what India got when it toured New Zealand. “And, for that matter, New Zealand will have to play well if they want to beat India in this match,” he concluded.
ICC has made a public announcement stating that all the members of the Indian cricket team, who will be traveling to the UK, will all be carrying evidence of a negative PCR test.
The group will have spent 14 days in a secure facility in India prior to travel, during which time they will have undergone various types of testing.
Immediately after landing, they will make their way directly to the hotel that is on-site at the Hampshire Bowl for another test before going into quarantine.
During the period of isolation, regular tests will be conducted. Players will have more opportunities to move outside of the secure facility once a round of negative testing is completed, from individual exercise to small group and then larger squad activity, and all activity will still be within the bio-secure venue.
As of June 15, the New Zealand team will enter the final World Test Championship bubble in Southampton in preparation for the Test Championship series against England, where they will transition from the ECB bio-secure environment into the Final. They will be subject to regular testing before and after their arrival in Southampton.
