The clash between India and Australia is round the corner as we anticipate the winner of the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2023. Both teams have been absolutely convincing and scintillating throughout the current cycle and it is difficult to ascertain a winner between the two.
The squads for the title clash have been finally confirmed and the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA) have submitted their squads to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the marquee fixture.
Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian contingent with veterans Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav paving their efforts to achieve supremacy.
Injured Rishabh Pant is not available and K.S Bharat has replaced the Delhi-lad. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan has been announced as a backup wicketkeeper. Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has been replaced by Ajinkya Rahane after his IPL plethora. Notably, standby batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad will be unavailable for the final due to his marriage and this paved an opportunity for young Yashasvi Jaiswal who will travel alongside the mainstream squad. Mukesh Kumar and Suryakumar Yadav are other standby players for India.
The emerging Australian squad will be led by frontline pacer Pat Cummins who will be deputed by ace batsman Steve Smith. Veterans David Warner, Usman Khwaja, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc will lead the Aussie attack.
The Australian side is fit and there are no injury concerns affecting the camp. Mitchell Marsh and Matt Renshaw have been named as the standby players.
WTC Final IND vs AUS Full Squads
The first batch of players for both sides has already arrived in London whereas the rest will join after the IPL final. The WTC Final will take place from June 7 to June 11 at the Oval. Here are the final squads:
India
Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk).
Standby: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Australia
Pat Cummins (capt), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Travis Head, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Steven Smith (vice-capt), Mitchell Starc, David Warner
Standby: Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Marsh
