WTC Final 2023: Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj have departed for England on Wednesday to begin preparations for the World Test Championship Final, which will take place on June 7. This follows a sad conclusion to their IPL season. The first batch of Indian stars with a total of 10 players, together with the support crew and coach Rahul Dravid have already reached the UK as they get ready for their second straight appearance in the WTC finals. Follow WTC Final 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
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Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, and Ravichandran Ashwin are the other players that are scheduled to fly to the UK. Later this week, the team will welcome middle-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara, who is already playing for the for County side Sussex in England. Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Shubman Gill, KS Bharat, and Ajinkya Rahane are among the players who will remain in India for the IPL playoffs.
The Indian side, which last won an ICC trophy ten years ago in 2013 when it won the Champions Trophy in England, came in second to New Zealand in the first WTC final two years ago. Injuries have hindered the Indian squad leading up to the WTC final.
Due to the absence of key players like Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and KL Rahul due to injury, India will field a reduced lineup for the one-off final against the Australian team. India will play a resurgent Australian team in an attempt to win the WTC championship.
India’s Squad for WTC Final 2023
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat and Ishan Kishan (wk)
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