WTC Final: Sunil Gavaskar Picks His Team India Playing XI, Leaves Out Two Star Players

World Test Championship 2023 Final: The ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League is certainly the talk of the town, but the members of the Indian Test team will also have their sights set on the WTC final that is to begin on June 7, 2023, and will be played at the Kennington Oval. India will take on their arch-rivals Australia in the finals led by pacer Pat Cummins. Recently, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team took on the Aussies in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and retained the title by defeating the visitors by a margin of 2-1. Interestingly, the final this time around will be played in England again and both the teams will have an equal chance of winning the coveted Test mace.

Former India skipper and now a very successful broadcaster Sunil Gavaskar has finally weighed in on the combination that the Indian team might use for the World Test Championship final. The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced a 15-member squad for the ultimate Test battle against Australia. Ajinkya Rahane was a surprise inclusion in the squad and many believe that his recent performance in the ongoing IPL has earned him an India call-up. Sunil Gavaskar believes that India should go ahead with KL Rahul as their wicketkeeper instead of specialist gloveman KS Bharat who is also a part of the 15-member squad. The 73-year-old also said that India should go with two spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Gavaskar also picked Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj as his pace bowling options and Umesh Yadfav doesn’t find a spot in his team.