WTC Final 2023: The BCCI announced the Indian team for the World Test Championship final on Tuesday, led by Rohit Sharma. Team India must face Australia in the title match at the Oval in England. Ajinkya Rahane has been reinstated in the team. Shardul Thakur has also been named in the 15-man squad.
The World Test Championship final will take place from June 9 to June 13, 2023. Australia has already announced its squad for this. Five fast bowlers have been included in the Indian team’s lineup, according to the pitch of England. Simultaneously, Suryakumar Yadav has been handed the way out.
🚨 NEWS 🚨#TeamIndia squad for ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final announced.
Details 🔽 #WTC23 https://t.co/sz7F5ByfiU pic.twitter.com/KIcH530rOL
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 25, 2023
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Team India Squad for WTC Final
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
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Australian team for WTC Final
Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vc) Mitchell Starc, David Warner
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