WTC Final: All You Need to Know About the big-ticket clash

Excitement is in the air as the highly anticipated World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 final between India and Australia is set to take place at the picturesque Kennington Oval in south London from June 7 to June 11. For the first time in 20 years, the two teams will face each other in the final of a men’s senior ICC event, with their last encounter having been the summit clash of the 2003 ODI World Cup.

On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed their 15-man squad for the match, with Rohit Sharma at the helm of the Indian team.

Earlier, Cricket Australia (CA) announced their own 17-man squad, led by the formidable Pat Cummins. Australia will contest the Ashes after the conclusion of this WTC cycle.

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Date: June 7-11, with a reserve day on June 12.

Venue: Kennington Oval, London, England.


 

Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.

Australia: Pat Cummins (C), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (WK) Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.

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