In a recent development, Jay Shah, a prominent figure in the Indian cricket administration, disclosed several significant updates regarding the future of Indian cricket.

Meeting with Franchises and Retention Rules

Jay Shah announced that a crucial meeting with franchises is on the horizon, coinciding with the finalization of retention rules. This meeting is poised to shape the framework for team compositions and strategies in upcoming cricketing events.

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Contrary to recent claims, Jay Shah clarified that there have been no discussions on reviving the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. This revelation contradicts speculations sparked by statements from officials affiliated with Cricket Victoria.

Speculations on Jay Shah’s Role in ICC Chairmanship

Speculations regarding Jay Shah’s potential ascension to the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairmanship in November are rife. While remaining tight-lipped about his candidacy, Jay Shah hinted at discussions regarding the possibility of holding the World Test Championship (WTC) final outside of England.

Jay Shah reiterated the significance of red-ball cricket and emphasized the need to enhance remuneration for domestic players. However, the decision regarding remuneration adjustments will be entrusted to the respective state associations, highlighting a decentralized approach to governance.

Hardik Pandya’s Role in Domestic Cricket

In a significant development, Jay Shah revealed that Hardik Pandya, a prominent Indian cricketer, has agreed to participate in white-ball domestic cricket. This decision underscores the importance of fostering talent and maintaining player engagement at the domestic level.

Jay Shah announced that the structure of domestic cricket will soon be unveiled, marking a pivotal moment for Indian cricket. Additionally, he confirmed that the High-Performance Centre at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru will commence operations in August, further bolstering India’s cricketing infrastructure.

The way India began Day 2 of the World Test Championship final was pretty much the same: Erratic. If there is ever a good time for a bowling team to strike, it is the first hour of a new day. Travis Head and Steve Smith continued to frustrate the opposition, so it was far from a rit. Smith finished his 31st Test century, while Travis Head arrived at his 150 as India’s speed bowling couple of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj watched out of choices.

Mohammed Siraj gave Smith back-to-back half-volleys in the day’s first over, allowing the former Australia captain to score consecutive boundaries and reach the three-figure mark.

Such a lazy start did not impress Sunil Gavaskar one bit, who was clearly stunned and said: 

“What is happening? I mean these are the second and third deliveries of the day”.

Gavaskar said

When Siraj ran in to bowl the following ball, Smith abruptly withdrew due to issues with the Spider-cam. However, Siraj was not enjoying it enough. Siraj frustrated threw the ball back at the stumps despite stopping in his delivery stride. The India quick was unimpressed as Smith attempted to explain to Siraj why he was not playing the delivery while pointing at the Spider-cam. Siraj had received a sounding off from his captain, Rohit Sharma, during the previous delivery, and the fact that he had to stop when he was really steaming irritated him even more.

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“Steve Smith just backing away. Didn’t please Siraj but Smith had every right to move out of the way. It’s more the frustration of Siraj being hit for two boundaries. He got run off by Rohit Sharma the previous ball,”

said Ravi Shastri on air.

However, the incident ended up being a blessing in disguise for India, and Siraj in particular

Siraj began bending his back as a result of the Smith incident and was eventually rewarded with Head’s wicket. Regardless of having Head in a spot with a flood of short conveyances – one that made them jump and the other skying the ball with a confused draw – Siraj had his man out and got behind after a strong 163, finishing a 285-run organization.

India’s lackluster start with the ball caught Matthew Hayden by surprise too, who said, 

“This was a start India didn’t want! You don’t want to give an inch to Steve Smith. It’s a perfect delivery when you sit all night contemplating your hundred. A little juicy half volley on leg stump, thank you very much.”

Hayden said

The exclusion of premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin from the India team for the World Test Championship final against Australia has drawn analysis from Australian cricket legends Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting.

Ashwin, India’s leading wicket-taker in the 2021-23 WTC cycle and currently the top-ranked Test bowler, was left out as the team led by Rohit Sharma chose to field four seamers to improve their pace attack.

Hayden and Ponting voiced their disapproval of India’s decision, pointing to the questionable move of not having Ashwin.

“I feel that Ravichandran Ashwin  is such a key factor, the leading wicket taker in the Tests cycle is not there. There are a few factors worth pondering on in Team India’s perspective,”

Hayden told ICC after the day one’s proceedings. 

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja is the only spinner in the playing XI without Ashwin. He took no wickets as India struggled to break the 251-run partnership between Steve Smith and Travis Head (146 batting).

With 327/3 on the board, Australia won day one with Head’s blistering century, his first in England, and Smith’s determined performance.

World Cup-winning skipper Ponting called Ashwin’s rejection a “mistake”

“So far for me, it looks like it was a mistake from them by playing the four seamers, but we will see how the game pans out,” Ponting told the ICC.

“As this game goes on, I have got no doubt that there is going to be a turn. Australia have got a lot of left-handers in their batting line-up to which Ashwin would have been perfectly suited for,”

he said, as Ashwin is the most successful bowler in Tests against left-handers.

After winning the toss, there was also discussion regarding Rohit’s “bowl-first” decision, and Hayden suggested that the Indian captain might have “missed a trick.”

“I feel they may have missed a trick at the toss. Even if Pat Cummins said he would have liked to bowl, I secretly think Australia always likes to bat first in Tests. I feel like Rohit Sharma was caught thinking that we’re going to play the day rather than playing the Test match.”

he further added.

Head was the aggressive player on day one, scoring 146 runs in just 156 deliveries as he attacked the Indian attack as the wicket got easier.

Hayden and Ponting contrasted Head likewise with the partner and unbelievable wicketkeeper hitter Adam Gilchrist after he swung the force in support of Australia in ‘A definitive Test’.

“It was a classical Travis Head attacking style. One of the things in this Championship cycle is that Head not only scored over 1000 runs but he did at a strike rate of 80-plus,”

Hayden said 

“That’s really hard to do when you are playing a tournament of such pressure, and also you are under enormous pressure because of the atmospheric conditions. But he finds a way to get this terrific strike rate. He is almost like Adam Gilchrist was in his day, somehow able to put so much pressure on opposition simply because they do not know where to bowl,”

Hayden added.

During his illustrious Test career, Gilchrist had a strike rate of 81.95, and Head is moving in the same direction, scoring at a similar rate during Australia’s World Test Championship.

“He probably is (similar to Gilchrist). In fact he is probably scoring quicker now than Gilly probably ever did,”  

“His strike-rate through this (World Test Championship) qualification period is 81, which is higher than anyone else in the world to have scored more than 500 runs.”

Ponting said.

SHAMI AND CO ERRED IN THEIR LENGTH 

Ponting further said India’s pacers erred with their length early against Head.

“I think when he first comes in you need to execute perfectly to him. It is no good trying to over attack him because if you bowl any bad ball, he is going to put it away. They will learn by the way they bowled to him in this first innings, and they will definitely adjust in this second innings, but sometimes it is too late.” 

Ponting noted.

Australian middle order batter Travis Head adapted to the situation and made history on Wednesday (June 7) by turning into the main player to score a century in the final of the ICC World Test Championship.

The oddball match started off on Wednesday (June 7), and on the primary day of the culmination conflict, the Loose Greens returned quickly in the wake of losing three top-request players from the get-go in the innings to arrive at a decent aggregate.

Because of Travis Head’s unbeaten 146 and Steve Smith’s 95 not out, WTC 2021-23 table clinchers Australia completed Day 1 with a score of 327 for three of every 85 overs. The middle order team added 251 runs for the fourth wicket after the Aussies were seen battling at 76 for 3 when Mohammed Shami broke world No. Marnus Labuschagne, a Test batter, took one wicket.

Head, who has been performing admirably since the beginning of the 2021–22 Ashes, batted aggressively, assisting his team in keeping India at bay. In the World Test Championship final, he became the first batter to score a century. The left-handed batter has faced 156 pitches thus far and has hit 22 fours and one six.

The Australians have taken the lead thanks to Head’s batting, but if India had been successful in getting him out early in the innings, all of this could have been avoided

When Head was batting at 71 and the Australians were 185 for 3, India had an opportunity to get rid of Head. Head attempted to play a cut shot on the second ball of the 57th over, bowled by Shami, but the ball whistled over Rahane’s head before he could react.

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It was a difficult chance that could have been turned around, and when Rahane missed the chance, everyone was focused on the reactions of Indian skipper Rohit and pacer Shami. As the ball raced for four and Head remained alive, the duo can be seen expressing their dissatisfaction over the missed opportunity.

At least on Day 1, the Indian management’s decision to field four seamers and place R Ashwin on the bench for the summit match has backfired. Shami, Siraj, Shardul Thakur, and Umesh Yadav are the four pacers, and although they have all conceded runs with economies greater than 3.50, they were unable to pose a significant threat to Head and Smith.

Rohit Sharma and Ricky Ponting have not been in total agreement in that frame of mind up to the World Test Championship Final among India and Australia and that didn’t change the slightest bit when play started on Day 1 at The Oval. The legendary skipper of Australia harshly criticized Rohit’s decision to play an extra seamer instead of premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, a day after he rejected Ponting’s claim that the conditions gave Australia a slight advantage.

Rohit said that it was hard to leave Ashwin out, but they had to do what was “best for the team” given the pitch and the cloudy weather after choosing to bowl. Ravindra Jadeja was selected as India’s sole spin-bowling all-rounder, with Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, and Umesh Yadav selected as the four quicks.

Ponting said India picked a team only for the first innings.

“India have fallen into the trap of picking an attack for the first inning of this Test match only,”

Ponting said during commentary in the first session.

‘Ashwin would’ve bowled better than Jadeja in 2nd innings’: Ponting

The former captain of Australia was absolutely certain that Ashwin would have bowled better than Jadeja during the course of the Test match, particularly with regard to the four left-handed batsmen that Australia has in their batting lineup.

“The reason why I was surprised that Ashwin was left out is because of the number of left-handers Australia have. There’s no doubt in my mind that Ashwin would have bowled a lot better than Jadeja later on in the Test. The big decision that they had to make was between Thakur and Umesh. I was leaning towards Thakur because he would be my workhorse to give a bit of a break to the strike bowlers Shami and Siraj. You can go to Jadeja for a couple of overs just to tie the game down a bit,”

he added.

India bowled too short with the new ball: Ponting, Karthik

Dinesh Karthik and Ponting were also critical of the lengths that Shami, Siraj, Shardul, and Umesh, India’s pace bowlers, bowled with the new ball. The best bowler was Siraj, who also bowled Usman Khawaja out for a duck. The others bowled too short or in the wrong direction.

“It always looks good because they are pretty bowls but the one that gets you the wickets is the one pitched in the 5-meter mark,”

said Karthik.

“If India had bowled really well then 60% would have been on the fuller side and 20% on a good length. I made a point earlier, the bowlers will have to accept that they are gonna get driven every now and then. What the captain can do is maybe have his mid-off and mid-on straighter and deeper which just gives the bowlers encouragement to pitch it up,”

Ponting added.

David Warner, on the other hand, appeared to be the best Australian batter. When Umesh Yadav entered the attack, he gutted it out despite Khawaja’s early wicket and Siraj’s trying spell. He then slowly started to attack. The gloved one down the leg side for 43 against Shardul Thakur just as the left-hander appeared poised for a big one.

Marnus Labuschagne (26*) and Steve Smith (1*) were in the crease for Australia on Day 1 and Australia finished the day at 73/2.

AUS vs IND, Finals Preview

The match between Australia and India to determine who will win the World Test Championship (WTC) begins on Wednesday morning at The Oval in South London. With 11 wins from 19 games, Australia finished first in the WTC group stage. India has only lost five of their 18 matches in the tournament. Despite the fact that the Ashes series begins immediately after this match, Australia will be focused on this one. Over the last few weeks, the majority of their players have been acclimating to the conditions. India slowed down in the final two Tests against Australia earlier this year, but they should cause Australia plenty of problems. They will, however, need to be at their best from the start of this match.

AUS vs IND, Finals Details

Australia vs India – Finals

Venue: Kennington Oval – London

Date & Time: 07th June at 03:00 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports

AUS vs IND Venue Stats

AUS vs IND, Finals Pitch Report

In previous years, the Oval pitch has proven to be excellent for batting, particularly during the first few days. We anticipate a par score of 400 or higher in the first innings.

AUS vs IND Weather Report

The first three days of the game are expected to be dry, with highs of 23 degrees. However, rain is expected on Saturday and Sunday.

AUS vs IND Last Five Matches

AUS vs IND Head-to-Head Stats

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

AUS vs IND, Finals Probable Playing XIs:

Australia Probable Playing XIs

Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Michael Neser, Nathan Lyon

India Probable Playing XIs

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wk), Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Topmost Picks for AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Finals:

Top Picks – Australia

• Usman Khawaja – The left-handed opener has been in fantastic form since returning to Australia’s Test team during the 2021-22 Ashes. He hit 180 in the last Test against India.
• Pat Cummins  – Cummins is Australia’s 2nd highest wicket taker this season with 53 wickets in 15 matches. He is 4 wickets away from completing 50 wickets against India and in just 12 matches.

Top Picks – India

• Shubman Gill – The stylish right-handed opener ended the 2023 IPL as the leading run-scorer. He has scored two centuries from his last four Tests. The emerging star-batter has the perfect opportunity to score another high-scoring knock after he scored 128 against Australia in the last Test match.
• Mohammed Shami – The right-arm pace bowler finished as the top wicket taker in the 2023 IPL and got plenty of movement from a good length. He will enjoy bowling at the Oval in this Test.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for AUS vs IND Dream11 Team:

Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Cameron Green(VC), Ravindra Jadeja(C), Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Nathan Lyon

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for AUS vs IND Dream11 Team:

Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(C), Steve Smith(VC), Cameron Green, Ravindra Jadeja, Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Nathan Lyon

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli

Vice-captain – Cameron Green, Steve Smith

Wicketkeeper – Alex Carey

AUS vs IND Finals Probable Winners:

The winner of this game will be crowned World Test Champions, and we have two fantastic Test teams vying for the title. In recent visits to England, neither team has won a Test series, but both have won individual Tests. We think this game will come down to who has the best pace bowling attack and Australia have the most depth in that department. We predict a close match, with Australia coming out on top. Considering the team combination, Australia is expected to win this match.

In recent times, Pant, lyer, and Jadeja’s counter-attacking style has been the foundation of India’s middle order batting in Tests. With Pant and Lyer absent, Pujara, Kohli, and Rahane must pick up the pace and set the tone… India’s middle order in Tests is on the verge of collapse.

Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Virat Kohli are all in their mid-30s and are batting to demonstrate that they have the strength to lead India’s batting through the toughest challenges. And their readiness will be best demonstrated in the World Test Championship final against Australia at the Oval in London.

In a year and a half, Pujara and Rahane have been on an excursion from being dropped as India’s batting pillars to pawing their direction back through homegrown drudgery even as Kohli was attempting to demonstrate he may as yet conclusively affect Test matches.

This while, Team India lead trainer Rahul Dravid approached laying out Rishabh Pant and Shreyas lyer as the mainstays of the middle order for what’s to come

Before joining India’s senior team in November 2021, Dravid wanted to build on the talent he had developed as the head of the country’s development teams. He didn’t really deserve criticism. For this reason, Pant began his meteoric rise to become an irresistible force in the middle order during the 2020–21 tour of Australia. By playing crucial knocks in critical situations, Iyer also started to improve.

Surprisingly, Ravindra Jadeja also emerged as a reliable Test batter. These three, with the assistance of the lower request, became accustomed to rescuing a great deal of Indian innings.

It’s interesting that before the historic turnaround in Australia, team management under Kohli was against Pant becoming a regular member of the first XI. Pujara, Kohli and Rahane were the main picks, eyes shut. Rahane has managed to sneak back into the team after two and a half years, with the current management hoping he can take Pant’s place at No. 5.

Fundamentally, India’s most capable triplet is passed on to compensate for the shortfall of Pant and lyer. It also shows that the selectors are forced to rely on the old warhorses because they are unable to find a second line after Pant and Lyer.

One should look past the simple numbers that Pant, lyer and Jadeja have set up. Pant’s extremely aggressive counter attacking style, which was well supported by lyer and Jadeja, served as a kind of foreshadowing for England’s new, all-out style of Test cricket. From its basic batting style of grinding it out, test cricket has evolved. This style of cricket, which is frequently referred to as reckless, is now some of the best teams’ primary strategy for achieving success in the longest format.

The pattern is exemplified by Pant and Jadeja’s centuries on the counterattack during the sole Test against England at Edgbaston last year. For the record, Pujara, Kohli, and Rahane have been batting at 37.53, 44.22, and 46.1 respectively since Pant’s ascent to Test batsman of the year on the Australian tour in 2020-21.

Pujara and Rahane have, nonetheless, presently affirmed for the venture. After being dropped in 2022, Pujara admitted, on the eve of his 100th Test in Delhi in February, that he went back to county cricket to add more shots to his arsenal on Dravid’s advice.

“Playing white-ball cricket for Saurashtra and Sussex really helped. It made me a little more open-minded and flexible,”

Pujara had said.

Rahane’s rebound story also has been based on this methodology. He played domestic cricket aggressively, which led to him winning the IPL championship. Rahane claimed that, toward the end of the Ranji Trophy season, he had been re-watching old videos of his batting to get back into that mindset.

“I want to bat with the same mindset and show the same intent that I showed in IPL and Ranji Trophy. I would not like to think about the format. The way I am batting now, I don’t want to complicate things and the more I keep it simple, the better it is,”

Rahane stated to BCCI.tv.

Most conversations on India’s batting line-up for the WTC last have spun around how India could make up for Pant’s shortcoming. Experts have suggested that a replacement should be found that is as similar to Pant’s style as possible.

Consequently, the noise for Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav’s consideration. However, the management of the team would be aware that it will ultimately fall to Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, and Jadeja to ensure that India does not suffer greatly from Pant’s absence.

With the sixteenth release of the Indian Premier League (IPL) reaching an end, all streets currently lead to The Oval as Rohit Sharma‘s team India is good to go to make their re-visitation of worldwide cricket for A definitive Test. This week at the Oval, Rohit’s Team India, the newly ranked No. 1 team in red-ball cricket, will play Australia, coached by Pat Cummins, in the ICC World Test Championship final. Team India, who finished second in the previous edition of the ICC World Test Championship, will be eager to end their long-running title drought at ICC events.

When the legendary MS Dhoni was in charge, the two-time world champions last won an ICC trophy. In 2013, the Men in Blue were led to victory in the Champions Trophy by the former India skipper. The Asian giants have not won a single trophy in ICC competitions since then. India were defeated by most outstanding adversaries Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy Final. After that, New Zealand stunned the Men in Blue in the ODI World Cup semi-final. In the past T20 World Cup, India were pounded by possible heroes England in the semi-finals.

What is preventing India from overcoming the final obstacle in ICC competitions? Can Team India defeat Australia to win a major ICC trophy this season? Matthew Hayden, a legendary Australian opener, stated that the team’s absence from ICC competitions is more of a “mindset” problem.

“It’s certainly not a question of skill. So, it has to be a question of just the opportunity and the mindset going in. I mean, cricket is life here, it is the DNA of sport and has no other competitors. In Australia I could walk down the street and largely be unrecognized, especially with this terrible beard and hat on (laughs). But it’s also got great competitive sports besides cricket. Rugby, football, our water sports, surfing, outdoor sports, here in India it’s very insular and there’s a lot of pressure,”

Hayden told PTI.

Hayden’s advice to Team India

The legendary Australian opener is of the opinion that neither team has an advantage going into the final, which is scheduled to take place from June 7 to June 11 at the Oval in London. Hayden also has some interesting advice for Rohit’s Team India ahead of the World Test Championship final, citing the recent success of IPL giants Gujarat Titans (GT), Mumbai Indians (MI), and Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

“It’s the same with Pakistan cricket as well. There is one sport and it is cricket so it’s a mindset thing. Being cautious about looking for the scoreboard and looking for the titles and just playing and being a part of the process, something when you look at franchise setups, Gujarat Titans have done really well this year and CSK have done very well. Mumbai Indians as well believe in a certain process. So, that would be my advice to Indian cricket to forget the outcomes, but buy into the process,”

Hayden said.

‘Shubman Gill will be a superstar of any cricket format’

Additionally, the former CSK star made a significant statement regarding Shubman Gill’s rise. After a successful IPL 2023 season, India opener Gill has arrived in London. The Orange Cap winner and IPL Player of the Tournament has also made a name for himself in the Indian lineup across formats by playing a string of stunning knocks for Team India.

“You will see a lot of Shubman Gill for the next 15 years. The foundations behind a good Test cricketer are pretty simple. And Shubman, and KL Rahul before him, fundamentally have fantastic games. So, he’ll be a superstar of any cricket format for a very long time. One of the biggest advantages that Shubman has and he showed this when he was touring Australia is he’s very good off the backfoot as well. So square of wicket play is excellent. And that’ll stand him in good stead even against the best Test sides in the world,”

Hayden added.

In recent times, India has dominated, winning each of the last four Test series against Australia. The World Test Championship, in which India and Australia will face off starting on June 7 at The Oval, now takes precedence over the Indian Premier League. India plans to come out on top for the title and guarantee the wonderful mace.

Spinners played a major role in the previous Test series between India and Australia. Despite the Australian team’s newcomers’ strong fight, India prevailed 2-1. Todd Murphy, who made his professional debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and took 14 wickets at an average of 25.21, was one of them.

Murphy needs to add R Ashwin’s ‘carrom ball’ to his bowling collection yet concedes he is a long way from dominating it as Ashwin does. He acknowledges the difficulties associated with executing the delivery and the various issues it presents for batsmen.

Murphy is analysing Ashwin’s technique and closely observing his hand and wrist position during the ball release with video technology. He appreciates having access to such analysis and Ashwin’s subtle variations and sequencing in spin-friendly conditions during his overs.

Murphy accepts that having solid essentials and a dependable stock ball are significant in Test cricket, and he is ceaselessly dealing with working on his abilities while searching for ways of adding new components to his bowling weapons store.

The 21-year-old, Yashasvi Jaisawal left-handed batter was called for the Indian team as one of the three backup players for the ICC World Test Title last against Australia that will happen at the Oval from June 7-11.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, a young Indian opening batter who played for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2023 and had a breakout season in domestic cricket, was selected for the first time for India. The 21-year-old left-given batter went to England with captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday night to participate in the ICC World Test Title final subsequent to being named as one of the three reserve players.

Jaiswal, who made history by scoring the quickest fifty in IPL history prior this month when he arrived at the milestone in only 13 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, wasn’t at first remembered for the visiting party, yet after it was uncovered that Ruturaj Gaikwad wouldn’t be accessible for the marquee conflict because of his wedding in the primary seven day stretch of June, Jaiswal was named as his substitution.

In addition, on Sunday night, he posted a picture on Instagram of him and captain Rohit Sharma inside the plane to confirm his selection for the Indian team as a standby player and his travel to England for the WTC 2023 summit match against Australia.

The youngster, who scored 625 runs in IPL 2023, shared a couple of pictures and captioned them, “Off to England for the World Test Championship Final with the one and only @rohitsharma45.#WTC #WTCFinal #YBJ19 I trust I believe.”

The final match of WTC 2023 will be between Rohit Sharma’s team and Australia at the Oval in London from June 7 to 11. India took second place in the WTC 2021-23 points table, with Australia coming out on top.

Indian players are planning to make a trip to England in three groups. The first set, which included Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Virat Kohli, and Axar Patel, arrived in England last week, and the second set will arrive on Monday. In a few days, the third set, in which players like Mohammed Shami, Ajinkya Rahane, and Ravindra Jadeja will participate, will depart. They are currently participating in the IPL 2023 final, which was moved to reserve day after no play on Sunday (May 28) in Ahmedabad was allowed due to rain.