Time for second-line to deliver

While knocks of substance from Kohli and Rohit will add gravitas to the occasion, India would not want to leave it to the veterans alone. They will eye a fine effort from vice-captain Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya.

Gill and Shreyas had their moments, while Rahul and Pandya joined them with backend cameos against Australia in the semifinals.

Now, it’s time for India to gather all these elements together once more to crown an emphatic campaign. After all, fairytales are an intrinsic part of the Arabian lands.

Teams (from): India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd.Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy.

Match starts at 2.30 pm IST.