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WTC final will be played between India and Australia from June 7
Big question in front of Rohit, with which combination to go
New Delhi. The final match of the World Test Championship will be played between India and Australia at the Oval in England after 2 days. Both the teams are preparing vigorously to win this great match. India would like to win the title this time by forgetting the defeat in the final at the hands of New Zealand last time. But, there are many challenges before captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid.
The biggest is which playing-XI to enter in the WTC Final against Australia at The Oval? Do go with 2 spinners and 3 pacers or go with a combination of 1 spin bowler and 4 fast bowlers. Apart from this, give a chance to specialist wicketkeeper KS Bharat or try X factor Ishan Kishan. These are some of the questions whose answers have not been found yet. While there are 2 days left in the WTC Final.
Team India completed the first practice session at The Oval on Sunday. But, seeing the preparations of the team, there was no idea of the team combination. Ishaan Kishan, who is yet to make his Test debut. Batted two sessions in the nets. But, did not practice wicketkeeping. During practice, Ishaan was also hit by a ball in his hand. After this he went out of the ground. But his injury is not very serious.
With which combination will India go down?
Now the question is that Ishaan did not do wicketkeeping, but batted for hours at the nets. This point is indicating that Ishaan may get a chance in the WTC Final. Ricky Ponting has also said that Ishaan is an X factor player and he has the power to win Test matches.
India and Ishaan do not have experience of wicketkeeping in England
On the other hand, the second wicketkeeper KS Bharat started his practice session with wicketkeeping. After this he batted. KS Bharat got a chance for the domestic Border-Gavaskar Trophy in place of injured Rishabh Pant. He did good wicketkeeping in the series. The ball swings a lot in England. The match is also to be played with Duke ball, which swings more and both Ishan-Bharat do not have experience of wicketkeeping in England. In such a situation, it will not be easy for captain Rohit Sharma to choose one for wicketkeeping.
All three spinners bowling and batting
India’s three spin bowlers R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel practiced both bowling and batting in the first practice session on Sunday. One thing seems to be happening from this that India is considering landing with two spin bowlers. If this happens, R Ashwin or Akshar can get a chance along with Ravindra Jadeja. However, if the Indian team management decides to go with 4 fast bowlers, then Ravindra Jadeja might win.
Interesting battle for the fourth pacer
The names of Mohammad Shami and Mohammad Siraj are confirmed in the pace department. Shardul Thakur can also make a place as a pace bowling all-rounder. In such a situation, if India decides to go with 4 pacers, then only one of Umesh or Jaidev Unadkat will get a chance. Shardul and Unadkat bowled for a long time in the practice session as well as batting. Even coach Rahul Dravid had an eye on Unadkat’s batting. That is, Team India wants to keep all its options open and with which team combination it will come down or it seems to be decided on the day of the match itself.
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Tags: India vs Australia, Ishan Kishan, Ks bharat, Rohit sharma, World Test Championship Final, WTC Final
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 05, 2023, 08:45 IST
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