Gill scored a sensational 269 in the first innings and followed it up with 161 in the second-earning comparisons to Don Bradman from Shastri himself.
Jasprit Bumrah is the most complete bowler in international cricket, said former South African seamer Vernon Philander.
India made the blunder of reading the conditions wrong during the last WTC final in 2021 and shouldn't repeat the mistake this time as they eye their maiden ICC title in 10 years.
The erratic form of Indian seamers in the lead up to the World Cup does not concern Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as they had been instructed not to exert themselves in the warm-up matches.
India might have felt the absence of their injured No 1 spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
New Zealand will not be shelving the aggressive game that has taken them through the pool stage.
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