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WTC 2023 Final: Team India is going to start a new mission. This new mission is the final of the World Test Championship. Team India was already announced by the BCCI for the final, although a change has been made due to KL Rahul’s injury. Ishan Kishan has been given a chance in the main squad as his replacement. The rest of the team is the same. Now the Indian team is practicing at the Oval and soon an intra squad match will also be played. But the tension of Team India at this time is about the playing eleven of the final. That is, out of the 15 players who have been selected, who should be given a chance in the playing eleven of the final. Although there are many players who have a confirmed place in the playing XI, but for the rest, the matter is stuck on ifs and buts.
What will be the playing XI of Team India in WTC final?
What will be the playing XI of Team India against Australia in the final of the World Test Championship, this is a big question. By the way, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj are sure that they will be seen playing in the playing eleven. But there is suspense regarding the rest of the players. In particular, the matter is stuck here that with which combination of bowling Team India will enter the field. That means there will be three fast bowlers and two spinners, or four fast bowlers and one spinner will take the field. Although the right combination is of three fast bowlers and two spinners, but since the match is at The Oval in England, it is possible that Team India will field with four fast bowlers. If only one spinner plays, then two of the three spinners will have to sit out. Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja have been included in Team India’s squad. Now it is difficult to say with whom the captain Rohit Sharma and the team management will go.
Captain Rohit Sharma can enter the final with four fast bowlers
If four fast bowlers play in Team India’s playing XI, then Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur can be seen playing. Although Jaydev Unadkat is also there in the team, but he might get a chance only when any of these four players gets injured, if the rest of them remain fine, then only these four should be considered sure to play. But if only three fast bowlers play, then the place of Shami and Siraj is confirmed, but the matter will get stuck between Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav. By the way, it is believed that maybe Shardul Thakur will win in this battle and in such a situation Umesh Yadav may not be a part of the playing XI. The reason for this is also that Shardul Thakur shows good hands in batting as well as bowling. Earlier in the year 2021, when Team India came out to play against England at this Oval ground, Thakur had scored half-centuries in both the innings. In such a situation, his pan should be considered heavy.
Any one of the three spinners will be cut
Now the question is who among the spinners will play and who will not. If only one spinner is played in Team India, then Ravindra Jadeja can win. He was recently seen playing a big role in making his team CSK the IPL champion. In such a situation, Akshar Patel and Ashwin may have to sit out. However, both of them are players who have the ability to win matches not only with the ball but also with the bat. But the team combination and the conditions in England might not allow going with three spinners. On the other hand, if there is an opportunity to feed two spinners, then Akshar Patel along with Ravindra Jadeja can be able to enter the playing eleven. Although many equations are being made, but what will be the final decision, it will be revealed on June 7 at 3 pm, when captain Rohit Sharma will reach the middle of the ground for the toss.
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