WTC Final / Confused about the playing XI of Team India! Rohit Sharma trapped badly

Zoom News : May 23, 2023, 01:16 PM
WTC Final 2023: There is not much time left in the final of the World Test Championship to be held between India and Australia. The first batch of Team India has left for England, rest of the players are also going to go there soon. Meanwhile, now the fans are also slowly leaving IPL and waiting for this match to be called the World Cup of Test. This match will be played from June 7. That is, in total, only about 15 days' time is left. Meanwhile, the good thing is that almost all the players of the team which was selected by the BCCI are fully fit and ready to play the WTC final. Meanwhile, the question has arisen that how will India's playing XI be in the final match. Although Team India captain Rohit Sharma is currently with his IPL team Mumbai Indians as MI has once again qualified for the IPL playoffs, but somewhere in his mind the strategy for the WTC final must be going on. .

Only one or two of the three all-rounder spinners will get a chance in Team India's playing XI.

With which playing XI will Team India field in the WTC 2023 final, this question is not only big for Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid, but fans also want to know. Talking about Tests recently, Team India had played a four-Test series against Australia at their home just before the IPL. Which he also captured. When matches take place in India, the Indian team without any hesitation goes into the field with three spinners. It consists of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Akshar Patel. Keeping these three in the playing eleven means that along with excellent bowling, batting is also available till the lower order. But the pitch of The Oval in England is considered favorable for fast bowlers. In such a situation, it is almost certain that Team India will not field with three spinners. The effort will be to keep one spinner, but if more happens then only two spinners can play. But now who will be out of the three. On home soil against Australia, all three had played amazing innings not only with the bowler but also with the bat. In such a situation, it will not be easy for captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid to select two out of three. But if there is a final decision to give a chance to only one player, then Ravindra Jadeja can play in it. But it is believed that the final decision will be taken after seeing the pitch one to two days before the match.

Team India's batting line-up almost ready for WTC final

As far as the batting lineup of Team India is concerned in the match against Australia, it seems almost fixed. KL Rahul was earlier selected in the team, but he has been ruled out due to injury. After this, the BCCI had announced that Ishan Kishan has been included in the team in his place. However, it is very unlikely that Ishan will be able to replace Kishan in the playing XI of the final. In such a situation, the opening pair is looking solid. In which Shubman Gill can be seen opening the innings along with captain Rohit Sharma. At the same time, Cheteshwar Pujara's arrival at number three is confirmed. At present, he is also doing well by playing county cricket in England. He is the only batsman who, taking advantage of the opportunity, has been playing Tests for the last one month. Whereas Virat Kohli's place at number four is confirmed. Ajinkya Rahane has once again returned to bat at number five, he will also be seen playing. Although the arrival of KS Bharat as a wicket-keeper seems certain, but it is possible that the team management will give Ishan Kishan a chance to debut. After this, whichever spin all-rounder will play, his batting will come. These are the spots where Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid will have to do a lot of brainstorming. But it will be interesting to see what the team management finally decides.

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