Defending champions Gujarat Titans will be eyeing a hat-trick of victories, while Kolkata Knight Riders, fresh from their decimation of Royal Challengers Bangalore, will be keen to show that win was not a flash in the pan when the two sides clash in the IPL in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
'I am happy with my batting. I have kept my approach quite similar. I am happy with how I am going. I know a big score is around the corner.'
Jadeja said the Eden Gardens track offered more turn in the afternoon when the South African spinners bowled, compared to the evening when Indian bowlers operated.
Kohli has reached the UK along with Mohammad Siraj, and the team is training at Kent Cricket Ground ahead of the final.
K L Rahul might be asked to keep wickets to bolster the batting.
Ishan Kishan earned his maiden Test call-up, while Suryakumar Yadav was also included for the first two Tests of the four-match series against Australia next month.
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Siraj, who was not included in the T20I squad for the Caribbean tour, took seven wickets in the two Tests, including a five-for in the first innings on a flat Port-of-Spain court to spark a batting collapse for West Indies on the fourth morning.
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With pacer Mohammed Shami in menacing form, India holds the edge in the bowling department against Australia, reckons batting great Gundappa Viswanath, who wants skipper Rohit Sharma to convert his aggressive starts to a big hundred in the World Cup final.
IMAGES from the first ODI between South Africa and India played at The Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Sunday.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took three wickets each as the tourists bowled South Africa out for 191 to claim an emphatic 113-run victory just after lunch on the fifth day of the first Test in Centurion on Thursday.
Mumbai Indians will look to address their poor death over bowling when they take on a resurgent Gujarat Titans.
Taylor said if New Zealand can strike early, it will put tremendous pressure on the Indian middle-order.
Another tough choice India need to make is in the wicket-keeping department.
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The Indian team management will try to keep cards close and assess defending champions England's batting depth when the home team takes field for its first World Cup warm-up match game, in Guwahati on Saturday.
Mohammed Shami's absence will certainly leave a gaping hole in India's planning but former South African pacer Fanie de Villiers believes that Rohit Sharma's men have the best chance of ending a 31-year wait for a Test series win in the Rainbow Nation.
The third day of the first Test ended with India scoring 16 runs for the loss of a single wicket with a total lead now of 146 runs.
India captain is hopeful that fans will witness arch-rivals play against each other in the final of this tournament.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar reckons that ground conditions will dictate which spinners are to be played in the XI.
Titans look to forget Rinku Singh's onslaught against Punjab Kings
India haven't let the intensity down one bit ahead of their World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday.
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Game 16 of the Super 12 competition in the T20 World Cup will see India take on New Zealand at the Dubai international cricket stadium beginning 1930 IST.
An expressionless Virat Kohli gave a quick handshake and hug to an equally expressionless Shubman Gill before going to collect his runners-up medal. It was the most poignant moment of a teary Sunday night for the Indian cricket team.
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India went to the Caribbean with a new top order, an uncapped stumper, and a rookie pace attack for the two-Test series.
Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer slammed blistering half-centuries as Rajasthan Royals outclassed Gujarat Titans by three wickets.
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Shankar and Gill put together a 123-run stand from 71 balls to not drive Gujarat in the middle overs.
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