Test championship means a lot to Virat: Bishop
West Indies legend fast bowler Ian Bishop feels the ICC World Test Championship final in Southampton, England, from June 18, means a lot to Indian skipper Virat Kohli as he is yet to win an ICC title under his captaincy.
Bishop said in a virtual press conference organized by Star Sports, the official broadcaster of the World Test Championship, in this context, this final means a lot to Virat. He leads the team with his performance which is a sign of a good captain. He is a batsman who is at the top of his game with his opponent Kane Williamson and a couple of players but it is a small group. Virat has to play a lot because we have to remember how India is going through a pandemic right now so when players talk that they are playing for their country, it also means something. Now when you are playing for India you are playing for millions of people who are suffering from the pandemic in India but I think Virat would have wanted this title anyway because he did such a good job under his captaincy. is. His belief in his fast bowlers takes the atmosphere of the game to a different level. Keeping this trophy in your cabinet for yourself, for your team and for your country can’t be anything more than this.
Speaking on the occasion, Sanjog Gupta, Sports Head, Star and Disney India said, “The World Test Championship will be a historic occasion in cricket history, just like the first ODI and T20 World Cup. We are delighted to have the first ever world champion in Test cricket to be telecast on our network. The telecast of this historic Test will feature several legends from the sport who will be telecasting it in five languages to hundreds of millions of viewers.
Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman, who was present on the occasion, said that the Test Championship final will attract young players towards Test cricket. “Certainly, I still remember when Kapil paaji lifted the World Cup in 1983, so many young people of our country including me decided to take up cricket as a profession because till that time it was no profession,” he said. Not when Kapil Paaji and others used to play.
Laxman said, “When MS won the first T20 World Cup in 2007, a lot of youngsters switched to the T20 format and now T20 is like a craze among the youth. Like Ian Bishop just said, Virat and Williamson are role models for young players and they have kept the Test cricket format high. I would hope both play well, both teams compete well and one of them emerges as a winner. I am sure a lot of youngsters will be keen on red ball cricket after this Test. I think it will be the ultimate test as Ian Bishop said Test cricket is the real test of your character. It builds every aspect of every person, it tests your physical and mental ability and pushes you out of your comfort zone. This is a great initiative and it will be a favorite format not only for the players but also for the youngsters.
