London (IANS) | Star batsman Virat Kohli believes whoever (India and Australia) adapts better to the conditions at The Oval will emerge victorious in the World Test Championship final, starting on Wednesday.
Kohli acknowledged the challenges posed by the pitch and urged his team to approach the game with caution and focus. The 34-year-old stressed on the need for experience and flexibility to suit the conditions and highlighted that past expectations of the pitch cannot be relied upon.
Kohli said on ‘Follow the Blues’ on Star Sports, “I think the Oval will be challenging, we will not get a flat wicket and the batsmen need to be careful. We will need to focus on our concentration and discipline.” So you have to have experience of playing according to the conditions and we can’t go in expecting that the Oval pitch will play as usual. So we have to adjust and adapt, we only have one match at a neutral venue so whatever is better The one who adapts will win the match.”
“That’s the beauty of the World Test Championship, two neutral teams with no home advantage, so it will be very exciting to see how the two teams adjust to the conditions,” he added.
Notably, both Australia and India have struggled at The Oval ground, which has hosted 104 matches so far. India has played 14 Test matches at this venue, winning two, losing three and drawing seven. The last time India played at The Oval, it won by 157 runs against England in 2021.
Australia, on the other hand, have played 34 matches at this venue, winning seven, losing 17 and drawing 14. The last time he played at The Oval, he had to face defeat by 137 runs against England in 2019.
–IANS
