People might get to see an India-England final, says Virat Kohli

Indian cricket team is certainly a joyous camp now, after the massive win over the numero uno ODI team South Africa. They will take on neighbours Bangladesh on Thursday at Edgbaston, Birmingham in the second semi-final of CT 2017. While the first semi-final on Wednesday at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff is scheduled to be played between England and Pakistan, fans have started to predict their finalists.

Not only the fans, but the former cricketers are also making their predictions. The result in same in both the cases, as everybody is expecting a repetition of last Champions Trophy’s final’s roster. India will take on England in the finals, this is what the fans and former cricketers like Michael Clarke and Faf du Plessis feel. Current Indian skipper Virat Kohli is also thinking on the same lines and feels that an India versus England final is on the cards.

“It would not have mattered who we were playing in the semis. The league phase is the toughest. We have an opportunity to win one game and enter the finals. Everyone wants to see an India-England final. If both teams play well, people might get what they want to see,” said the 28-year old cricketer at an event at the Lord’s Cricket Ground last evening.

England is the best place to play cricket

Virat also came to the conclusion that no place in the world is as good a cricketing venue as England, provided the day is sunny. “If there is a sunny day in England, there is no better place to play cricket. The white ball hasn’t historically swung as much here. When the clouds comes in, the conditions become a bit more difficult. You have to respect the conditions here regardless of what score you are batting at. That is the beautiful thing about playing here, it challenges you as a batsman,” said the skipper.

The event marked the ‘Cricket Connects’ exhibition which will open at Nehru Centre in London. The exhibition will be touring Birmingham and Edinburgh to celebrate cricketing ties between the two nations India and England. The event was attended by the Indian skipper, head coach, and some senior players like Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Few former Indian and English cricketers like Farookh Engineer, Dilip Doshi, Andrew Strauss and Monty Panesar were also present in the event.

“What better way to connect than cricket. Everyone is hoping for an India-England final at The Oval in this special UK-India Year of Culture. May the better team win,” said Mr. Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, the Indian high commissioner to the UK.