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WTC Final: Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Starc To Cheteshwar Pujara vs Nathon Lyon; Key Battles To Look Out For - In Pics

Team India and Australia are set to lock horns in the upcoming World Test Championship final to become champions at the Oval, London. Ahead of the WTC final, take a look at some of the key battles to look out for in the blockbuster finale.

Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Starc

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Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Starc

The Australia pacer has dismissed Virat Kohli three times in 12 Test matches. Kohli has the upper hand against the left-arm pacer but nobody can take the quality of Starc lightly. (Image source: Twitter)

Mohammed Shami vs Steve Smith

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Mohammed Shami vs Steve Smith

Team India would like to forget their head to head stats heading into the World Test Championship final as the Aussie batter has a terrific average of 137 against Shami in the 6 games played so far. The Indian pacer has only dismissed him once in those 6 times. (Image source: Twitter)

Rohit Sharma vs Pat Cummins

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Rohit Sharma vs Pat Cummins

The two captains will go head to head in the WTC final. Both have a fair record against each other, while Rohit has an average of 36 against Cummins in red ball cricket, Aussie skipper has got the India captain out 3 times across 6 Tests. (Image source: Twitter)

Cheteshwar Pujara vs Nathon Lyon

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Cheteshwar Pujara vs Nathon Lyon

This battle will be one of the best to watch out for in the WTC final as Nathon Lyon is always looking for wickets where Pujara is someone who does not gives his wicket easily. (Image source: Twitter)

R Ashwin vs Steve Smith

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R Ashwin vs Steve Smith

Ravichandran Ashwin is the only bowler who has dismissed Smith on the first ball twice for a duck in Test cricket. (Image source: Twitter)