India’s WTC final squad: After much anticipation about the ones who will be heading to Oval for the hallowed WTC final that will be played between India and Australia, the BCCI announced the Indian squad that will be travelling to England post IPL in order to duke it out in that one-off Test match which is being touted as the summit clash to seal the fate of the championship.
The game will be played out in Oval from June 7th to 11th as the Men in Blue will be hoping to make amends after finishing as the runners-up of the preceding edition of the Championship. In a surprise inclusion, an in-form Ajinkya Rahane who was deemed to be out of the hunt was called back into the squad as Shreyas Iyer was injured.
In another forced exclusion, Jasprit Bumrah couldn’t make the cut for the WTC final either as Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur will be shouldered with the onus of taking care of India’s pace unit.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel will be leading India’s spin department against the formidable Australians. However, it would all boil down to India’s reckoning batting unit who would be led by Rohit Sharma followed by Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli as the two powerhouses of Test cricket.
The last time India collided with Australia, they finished the Test series on a high, securing a 2-1 win over the visitors as the final Test panned out to a draw. Twitter had its observations about India’s team that will be heading down to England.
Here is India’s WTC final squad for 2023 WTC final
India’s Test squad WTC final: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, K L Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
I had been thinking, and chatting to people, about India's squad for the WTC Final. And whichever way I looked at it, I was zeroing in on this team. That suggests there weren't too many choices. The only real talking point is the return of Rahane. Looks in good form, not slogging…
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 25, 2023
Ajinkya Rahane in last 20 days:
•Comeback in IPL.
•Scored 61(27) in first match IPL 2023.
•209 runs, 52.3 ave, 199.05 SR.
•Best strike rate in this IPL.
•Man of the match award in this IPL.
•Selected in India's squad for WTC final.AJINKYA RAHANE, 2.0 NOW. INCREDIBLE. pic.twitter.com/sCPDizwaRY
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 25, 2023
The greatest Test player of India has been included for the WTC final squad. pic.twitter.com/eAaQpHDDJ5
— FAFian™ (@SanthosH_S13) April 25, 2023
So happy to see Ajinkya Rahane included in India's squad for the WTC final in 2023.
Welcome back, Ajinkya Rahane! pic.twitter.com/7EaIGjdr3A
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 25, 2023
INDIA NAME THEIR SQUAD FOR THE WTC FINAL 🇮🇳
Ajinkya Rahane has been included in the 15-man squad which will take on Australia at The Oval in June 👊#WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/KtIfEGn8Pw
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) April 25, 2023
India's Squad for WTC Final#wtcfinal pic.twitter.com/B3bKaoWgxo
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) April 25, 2023
WTC Final's squad announced for India!
Good luck Rohit Sharma and team India for the Australia challenge. pic.twitter.com/tqpSefXF7w
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 25, 2023
India have announced their squad for 2023 WTC final 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/uIx47oTKVj
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 25, 2023
