Both captains Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins turned up for the pre-match press conference on the eve of World Test Championship (WTC) final. While Cummins made it clear that Scott Boland will replace an injured Josh Hazlewood win the fast-bowling lineup, Rohit chose not to reveal whether he will go into the encounter with two spinners or include an extra fast bowler.
Here are all the details you need to know about the final followed by predicted playing XIs of India's three World-Cup winning cricketers.
When will be the final be played?
The WTC final will be played from June 7 to June 11. There is also a reserve day if rain plays spoilsport.
Where will WTC final be played?
WTC final will be played at Kennington Oval, London.
When will the WTC final begin?
The WTC final will begin at 3 PM IST.
Former WTC winners
New Zealand beat India in WTC 2019-21 final. However, New Zealand failed to qualify for the final of WTC 2021-23 cycle.
Former runners up
India will be playing their second consecutive WTC final. The last time India played in WTC final was under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.
Sunil Gavaskar's playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, KS Bharat, Shardul Thakur/Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
"I would imagine No. 6 would be either (KS) Bharat or Ishan Kishan. They are talking about Bharat because he has played all these matches so far. So will probably stick with Bharat at six," Gavaskar feels Kishan will warm the benches during the WTC final.
Harbhajan Singh's playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin/Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
"Why Ishan Kishan should be considered ahead of Bharat?
"I think this will add more strength to batting as Ishan Kishan can tackle the new ball much better than Bharat. He is an opener too and is in good form. So if the second new ball is introduced after 80 overs and Ishan walks out to bat he can play as an opener.
“Rishabh Pant is an explosive batter and Ishan also has the same quality. Although Bharat is superb behind the wickets, I don't have much confidence in Bharat's batting,” said Harbhajan.
Madan Lal’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, KS Bharat, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
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