AB de Villiers – ‘I think India will come out on top on day five’, when asked about favourites to win WTC Final

Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers believes that India has a higher probability of winning the 2023 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. The much-anticipated match is set to commence on June 7 at The Oval in London. While Australia will be making their debut in the final, India finished as runners-up in the inaugural edition after losing to New Zealand. De Villiers expressed his difficulty in picking a clear favorite for the WTC final. He acknowledged that both India and Australia have not played a significant number of Test matches recently. However, he believes that India holds an advantage due to their recent victory against the formidable England team at The Oval and predicts India’s spinner will play a crucial role.

“Very difficult to say who are the favorites. Both teams have not been playing a lot of Test cricket of late but what I can say is that India in their last Test match at the Oval have got a win against this very strong England team. They will be taking a bit of confidence from that,”.

Abd later added “I think India will come out on top on day five of the Test match. I think it might go all the way. It’s a good wicket to bat on but I think the Indian spinners will come into play in the latter stages of the Test match,.