WTC Final: Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill's contribution will be crucial for India, says Sourav Ganguly

Former captain Sourav Ganguly said India will have to work really hard on their batting in England and highlighted the importance of openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill during an exclusive interview with India Today, ahead of the ICC World Test Championship Final in Southampton.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly admitted that batting has been a concern for the Indian team in red-ball cricket in England and it is something they will have to work really hard on when they take the field in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final and the five Tests against the hosts after that. Sourav Ganguly, who was the first Indian to score a hundred on Test debut at Lord's in 1996, said Virat Kohli's team will have to consistently post scores of 300-350 in England to put pressure on the opposition. "Batting has been a concern for Team India in England. We made over 450 runs at Trent Bridge, so when you make big runs the opposition comes under pressure. Even the bowlers get a total that they can defend when the team scores big. India should forget the past, the lack of big totals on their previous tours.