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BCCI announced the Indian squad for WTC final clash against New Zealand
BCCI announced the Indian squad for WTC final clash against New Zealand
June 16, 2021 Authorbaji88
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has named a 15-man squad for the ICC World Test
Championship final against New Zealand, which will take place at Southampton's Ageas Bowl
from June 18 to 22.
The board initially confirmed the squad's strength to be 20.
Still, that number has been reduced to 15 after Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul,
Shardul Thakur, and Mayank Agarwal were denied permission.
With Agarwal's dismissal,
India was expected to go with Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma as openers. Gill, in particular,
shone brightly during India's recent tour of Australia, where he was instrumental in the
team's historic victory at the Gabba in Brisbane.
Meanwhile, there's still no
information on how the team's bowling squad will dress. India now has pacers Jasprit Bumrah,
Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Umesh Yadav to pick from after Shardul
Thakur's departure. Despite Siraj's outstanding maiden series in Australia, the team is
likely to persist with the speed troika of Bumrah, Sharma, and Shiami.
It comes down
to whether you want to field four pacers and a spinner or three pacers and two spinners. The
team is expected to make a final choice in this regard after they have seen the final
surface for the headline match.
There are no leg-spinners in the Indian side, and
with Axar Patel and Washinton Sundar out, they have only Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran
Ashwin to pick from as spinners. While Sundar had an intense Australia tour and followed it
up with a similar performance against England at home, Patel had a record-breaking debut
series against England, taking 27 wickets in three Tests. However, Ashwin and Jadeja's
expertise has given them the upper hand.
In addition, Wriddhiman Saha has been
retained in the 15-man squad alongside Rishabh Pant, who has remained the preferred pick for
keeping following outstanding performances against Australia and England at
home.
India 15-man squad: Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Rishabh Pant
(wk), Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Umesh Yadav, Hanuma Vihari, R. Ashwin,
Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Wriddhiman
Saha