ICC World Test Championship Final: "It’s Loaded In Favour Of Australia But…" - Dinesh Karthik Predicts Winner Of The Final Match

ICC World Test Championship Final: “It’s Loaded In Favour Of Australia But…” – Dinesh Karthik Predicts Winner Of The Final Match

by Sai VaitlaJune 11, 2023June 11, 2023

Last Update on: June 11th, 2023 at 04:29 pm

Former Indian wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik believes that Australia are favourites to win the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Oval in London on Sunday, June 11. Dinesh Karthik stated that 280 is a huge target to chase, but India can come close to that if they bat well on Day 5.

The Rohit Sharma-led team started Day 5 with 164 runs for the loss of three wickets. India needed 280 runs to chase down a mammoth target of 444 runs. The Men in Blue lost two quick wickets early in the last day’s of play. Scott Boland dismissed Virat Kohli (49) and Ravindra Jadeja (0) in a single over.

There Is A Good Chance That If India Bats Well – Dinesh Karthik

In a conversation with the ICC, Dinesh Karthik said that it would be interesting to watch the fifth and final day of the match between India and Australia.

“I think it’s loaded in favor of Australia but India will definitely feel that they’ve given themselves a chance today,” said Dinesh Karthik to ICC after the end to Day 4 of the WTC Final.

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“Coming in tomorrow with 280 to get, there is a good chance that if India bats well, they might sneak in the door and that’s what they would have wanted out of today. It was very good to watch, very entertaining, the crowd was enjoying and so were all of us,” he added.

It’s Been An Amazing Test Match – Justin Langer

Former Australia coach Justin Langer pointed out that Australia dominated on the opening day of the match, but India made a comeback to make the match more interesting.

“Isn’t it great to see Test cricket going into day 5 and it’s still on. It’s been an amazing Test match,” said Justin Langer to the ICC.

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“After Australia dominated day 1, the next 3 days have been absolutely brilliant to watch to the point now with Virat Kohli on 44* and Rahane on 20*, they’ll just have a tiny little sniff of hope which is exciting for the Test match,” he added.

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