The Team India contingent in England began off their practice sessions ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 final with a fun drill. The summit clash of the second edition of the WTC, which begins on June 7, will feature India and Australia.
The subcontinental team also advanced to the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in 2021. They finished second when New Zealand upset them in a rain-soaked encounter in Southampton.
After falling barely short two years ago, the Indians will try to reclaim the mace this time. The first set of players from IPL teams who were dismissed in the group stage has arrived in England to begin preparations for the upcoming match against Australia.
The BCCI shared a video on their official Instagram account to provide fans with a preview of the player’s activity on the field in England. Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, and others may be seen participating in a fun drill in it.
The post was captioned:
Get your friends, form a circle and replicate this fun drill! ????????????#TeamIndia
Team India will miss several key players in WTC 2023 final due to injuries
Last month, the BCCI announced Team India’s team for the upcoming WTC final against Australia. Several top players, including Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer, were ruled out due to injuries.
In the absence of Pant and Iyer, veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane was called back to the team to provide some experience to the middle order.
Indian squad for the WTC final against Australia:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishan Kishan, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Jaydev Unadkat
Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Mukesh Kumar are Team India’s standby players in the WTC Final.