India and New Zealand face off in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton starting Friday, with a host of modern-day cricket's best red-ball players on show.

Below AFP Sport looks at three key areas where the game might be won and lost. ทางเข้าjoker123

Kohli v Williamson

India captain Virat Kohli and New Zealand counterpart Kane Williamson are also two of the finest batsmen of their generation.

Both skippers have scored more than 7,000 Test runs apiece, with each averaging over fifty -- the mark of enduring excellence.

Kohli has the better record in England, however, having made two Test hundreds during a 2018 series.

The duo present a fascinating contrast in styles with Williamson's serene demeanour at the crease and understated leadership seemingly ideally suited to New Zealand's needs.

Meanwhile, Kohli's aggression and demanding desire for personal excellence has improved both India's overall fitness levels and helped instil in his side a will to win every bit as fierce as his own.

Williamson's men won out when the teams last met in a showpiece ICC event in England by coming through a tense 2019 World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford.

And while both sides have shown they can win without their skippers, India triumphing in Australia without Kohli earlier this year, and New Zealand completing a series win over England last week in Williamson's absence, the two captains could yet have a major influence on the final.

The attacks

Both teams have exceptional attacks, although New Zealand should have an edge in match fitness after all their leading quick got game time during their recent 1-0 win in a two-match series away to England.

All of India's likely bowlers in the final are in the top 20 of the ICC rankings, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin leading the way at number two while Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Ishant Sharma form a pace trio who can all move the ball off a good length.

But in Tim Southee and Trent Boult, New Zealand have a proven new-ball combination