See pics: Rishabh Pant sweats it out at the gym ahead of WTC final
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Rishabh Pant and the rest of the Indian players began training in Mumbai for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against New Zealand. The match will begin on the 18th of June and continue till the 22nd at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The New Zealanders are already in the UK as they play a two-match series against England ahead of the final while India have a five-match series against England after the final.
The WTC final will be the culmination of a two-year long tournament that saw all Test playing nations come up against each other in bilateral series. The format underwent a plethora of changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in the end, it was India who finished top following series wins in Australia and against England at home. New Zealand finished second and had to depend on other results to make their way to the summit clash.
Rishabh Pant hits the gym
One player who is bound to be key to India’s hopes of winning the final will be wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant. The youngster has been in stupendous form in red-ball cricket over the course of the past year as he has consistently been among the runs for India both in Australia as well as at home against England. The explosive batter is capable of changing the momentum of a match on his own and hence, he will be extremely important for India.
Meanwhile, the Indian players who are undergoing quarantine in Mumbai have started training ahead of the WTC final and Rishabh Pant was seen sweating it out at the gym. Some of the pictures that were snapped have now gone viral as it shows Pant giving it his all to get in shape and fitness ahead of the hugely crucial encounter.
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