Pune, March 8 -- Former Indian cricketer Kedar Jadhav backed India to win the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand on Sunday, citing their strong momentum across batting, bowling, and fielding.

He also gave a shoutout to India's star batter in the ongoing T20 WC, Sanju Samson, calling him his "favourite player", believing that with the home crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India has a significant advantage.

Team India will be gunning for their third ICC T20 World Cup title, while on the other hand, the Kiwis, the 2021 World Test Champions, will be eyeing their first-ever world title in limited-overs cricket.

"The way the Indian team is maintaining its momentum in all three departments, batting, bowling and fielding. ...