The World Test Championship final, in which India is almost certain to play, will now be played from June 18 to June 22 as compared to the earlier scheduled date of June 10-14 at the Lord's. This has been done keeping an eye on the IPL final for which the players might have to go through isolation.

Former KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir feels the way Kolkata back their players increases confidence and that's the difference between them and RCB. The Virat Kohli-led side had released 10 players despite making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2016 last season, which surprised one and all.