WTC Final: Virat Kohli feels there's no disadvantage for India

The Indian team head to Southampton for the World Test Championship final June 18 to 22 with odds slightly stacked in New Zealandrsquos favourThe Kiwis are already in England for the twoTest series against Joe Rootrsquos men whereas India will touch down in London today before heading straight to the WTC final venue where they will be in lsquomanaged quarantinersquo at the Ageas BowlWhile Kane Williamsonrsquos men will get quality match practice against England Virat Kohlirsquos men will have to be content with net sessions However overcoming the odds has been the hallmark of this Indian team Given the tough qualification scenario they had before them India toppled Australia in their backyard for the second consecutive time and then beat England 31 at home to take the top spot in the WTC points tableldquoConditions are as potent for New Zealand as they are to us Australian conditions should have favoured Australia but we beat them twice 201819 and 202021 If you want us to board the flight from here feeling New Zealand have got the edge then there is no point taking that flight Whichever team perform well session by session are going to win the finalrdquo Kohli told reporters during a virtual press conference hours before leaving Indian shores on WednesdayldquoIn the past we have landed in places three days prior in a proper schedule and have had a hell of a series and competitionlsquoItrsquos all in the headrsquoldquoI think itrsquos all in the head Itrsquos not the first time we are playing in England We have all played there Even if you are used to the conditions if you donrsquot enter the field in the right frame of mind you are going to nick that first ball or will find it difficult to pick wickets We donrsquot have any issues even with having just four practice sessions and heading into the game because we are absolutely sure what we can do as a teamrdquo he addedIn the twoyear WTC cycle which started in August 2019 India lost just four Tests out of 17 and the two defeats came against New Zealand Williamsonrsquos team were also the one that ended Indiarsquos campaign in the 2019 ICC World Cup semifinal at Manchester Indiarsquos Test record in England is not so great either having won just two Test matches since 2014Does the team look at winning in England as the final frontier ldquoI donrsquot think there is any frontier as such for us If you look at our transition it has been very smooth because we all are very committed to keeping Indian cricket on top and being the best team in the world You see youngsters coming in so there is another transition going on within the team It is an ongoing process to keep the standards of Indian cricket high We have done our duty for the last five to six years with absolute commitment Now the transition phase is on where our responsibility is to instill the same passion and commitment in the next lot of players so that we remain on top for more years to comelsquoWorked hard for the finalrsquoldquoWe have worked hard for the final There is no doubt in anybodyrsquos mind that we will be the first team to be featuring in that final because of the way we have played Test cricket in the last few years Itrsquos like football if you win one Champions League you donrsquot stop working hard You want to win two and three and four So this is exactly our mindset if you have made it to the final we absolutely want to win it And then on to the nexthelliprestructure plan and move ahead and win the next finalrdquo he saidAlso ReadWTC Final No one would be scared of Kane Williamson alone says Parthiv Patel