The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India on Tuesday announced Team India’s squad that will face Australia in the ICC World Test Championship Final.
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Prestigious ICC World Test Championship Final will be played at The Oval, London. WTC Final is scheduled to begin on June 7. The ICC has also kept June 12 as the reserve day.
While the core remains mostly the same, the management decided to bring in Ajinkya Rahane into the mix. Ajinkya Rahane, who faced the axe from the Test team has been included in 15-member squad. Currently, Rahane is playing for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has been in sublime form.
Rohit Sharma will lead the team that will face Australia from June 7 at The Oval in England. Shubman Gill is most likely to open the batting with Sharma while KL Rahul will be the backup option. Other specialist batters in the squad are Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. All rounders Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel will add strength to the batting lineup.
? 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
Rahane makes a return to the national side after a long wait of 15 months, during which he was engaged with Mumbai rendering his services in the domestic circuit. The Mumbai skipper had a good outing in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy, where he accumulated 634 runs from 11 innings at a healthy average of 57.63.
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