WTC Final 2023 started a few hours ago in England, where tabletoppers Australia are up against the Indian cricket team. It is the final of the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. The first edition’s final took place in the year 2021, where the New Zealand cricket team beat the Indian team to become the champions.
It is pertinent to note that India have qualified for finals of almost every ICC event since the year 2006. It was the ICC U-19 World Cup 2006, where the Boys in Blue made it to the finals. India lost to Pakistan in that final.
17 years later, India are playing in the WTC Final 2023 against the Australian cricket team. The following three names are common between the U-19 World Cup 2006 squad and the WTC Final playing XI for today’s match.
1. Rohit Sharma is captaining India in WTC Final 2023
Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian team in the ongoing World Test Championship Final. He was a part of the Indian squad that finished runners-up in the 2006 edition of the ICC U-19 World Cup. Sharma scored 205 runs in that mega event and was the third highest-scorer for the Boys in Blue.
2. Cheteshwar Pujara is playing in WTC Final 2023
Cheteshwar Pujara was the most successful batter in the U-19 World Cup of the year 2006. Pujara scored 349 runs, which was the highest among all the batters that played in the competition. Pujara is the number three batter for India in the ongoing clash against the Australian side.
3. Ravindra Jadeja
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was a part of the U-19 World Cup squad that finished runners-up in the year 2006. Jadeja has transitioned into the senior team well and is the team’s best all-rounder across all three formats of the game now. It will be exciting to see how he performs against Australia today.
