Mumbai: Indian captain Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri addressed a press conference before leaving for England to play the World Test Championship (WTC Final). An alleged audio clip from the press conference is going viral.
It is being said that Kohli and Shastri were discussing the ongoing England vs New Zealand Test series before the start of the press conference. Kohli even asked NZ's score to which Shastri had replied "114 for 3". In the alleged leaked audio clip, Virat Kohli is heard discussing further and saying: "hum inko round the wicket dalwayenge, Left handers hai inpe, Lala Siraj sabko start se hi laga denge." (we will bowl round the wicket to them. They have left-handers on them. We' get Lala (Shami) and Siraj from the start) to which Shastri nodded "hmm"
This discussion between the captain and coach might have revealed team India's plan to play against New Zealand in the World Test Championship Final against New Zealand.
After spending 14 days in quarantine, Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli are addressing the media before leaving for England. "There's no pressure on me. I don't have any pressure on me. I have no ulterior motive, my only aim is to take Indian cricket ahead. What matters for us that we help each other," Captain Kohli said.
Throughout the entire press conference, Virat Kohli was looking and sounding extremely confident. Here are some of the quotes that will excite Indian cricket fans:
"We have worked hard for finals and nobody can take that away from us!"
"There was no doubt we were gonna be featuring in the WTC Final"
"It's like football, we gotta keep our standards high"
The WTC Final will be played on 18 June 2021.