WTC Final | Bumrah and Ishant have been bowling well but Shami holds the key, opines Parthiv Patel 

The trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami form the backbone of India's pace bowling in Test cricket. However, in the last four years, no Indian pacer has taken more wickets (104) than Shami in the longer format. The Indian quick has averaged 23.92 with the red-ball, strikes every 45.1 deliveries and has emerged as one of the best pacers going around in the world. And he had done a fairly decent job when India last toured England, picking up 16 wickets in five Tests and is likely to be one of the cog-wheels in India's quest to win the World Test Championship title. 

As far as India's batting goes,  the top-order will be heavily reliant on the shoulders of Cheteshwar Pujara. When India last played a Test in Southampton in 2018, it was Pujara, who had carried his bat through in the first innings and scored 132* out of India's total of 273. India might have lost the Test, but the knock had helped Pujara cement back his place into the Test side and he hasn't looked back from there onwards. Patel further backed Pujara to come good and play a big knock in the epic clash against New Zealand.