BCCI has declared the team for the ICC World Test Championship final. India will take on Australia in the WTC 2023 final at the Oval in June this time.
The BCCI has called up the in-form Ajinkya Rahane for the match. Also, Jaydev Unadkat will be part of this team for the WTC final.
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Former vice-captain Rahane played the last of his 82 Tests in January 2022 but has been in emotional form in the ongoing Indian Premier League Twenty20 event. India also reached the final of the original WTC in June 2021 but lost to New Zealand by eight structures in a rain-soaked contest in Southampton. Besides Rahane, there are some other surprising eliminations. KS I added Bharat and Jaydev Unadkat to the platoon after recently appearing in friendlies for India. Bharat will come in place of the injured Rishabh Pant.
India squad for WTC 2023:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
