The WTC Final 2023 between India and Australia is scheduled to take place on Wednesday at the Oval in London. Both teams will be looking to seal the title especially India as they lost the last year's WTC final against New Zealand at Southampton in England by eight wickets under the leadership of Virat Kohli. Ahead of the exhilarating clash, former India legend Sachin Tendulkar reckoned that the Indian team will be happy to play the game at the Oval as their records at this venue seem impressive.
"Whenever you have such memories they stay with you for quite some time and the Indian team would not have forgotten the last time they played there. They had a superb outing, won the game, and like I said good memories stay with you for long. So I won't be surprised if the Indian team is happy that they are playing at the Oval," Sachin Tendulkar said in a video.
The Indian team has played 14 Test matches at the Oval, winning two games, losing three, and drawing seven of them. Rohit Sharma’s team are high on confidence as the last time they featured at the venue, they won the game by 157 runs against England in 2021.
"The oval pitch is such that as time goes by, it assists spinners. So spinners will come into play a little bit, it need not be always a turning track as sometimes the spinners rely a lot on the bounce, and sometimes off the pitch, the little bit of zip that they also get the overhead conditions. It all depends on the shiny side of the ball, if they are able to get that drift, they can make the ball talk in the air without the pitch coming into play. So, Oval will be a good venue for India," Tendulkar added.
The Indian team will take part in the game on the back of their decent run while Australia on the other hand lost the game by 137 runs against England back in 2019. Their record is not that great as in 34 games they won 7, lost 17, and drew 14 at the Oval.