We are just a few days away from the high-profile clash between India and Australia. Both teams will square off against each other in the final of the World Test Championship 2023 at the Oval between June 7 and 11.
It has been two exciting two years of WTC cycle where Australia finished the table on top and India made second to qualify for the finals. Some other teams also did well, and it was a close contest between a number of teams in the race of WTC final.
Meanwhile, Cricket Australia has picked 11 players to make the best WTC team on the basis of their form in the last two years. It had three Indian players in it. Surprisingly, it didn’t have the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shubman Gill, or Jasprit Bumrah in it.
It also includes three Australian players, two players from England, and one each from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. From India, CA has picked Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin as spin bowling all-rounders. The third one is Rishabh Pant to do the wicketkeeping duties.
Pat Cummins has been chosen as the captain of the team while Usman Khawaja and Travis Head are the other two Australian. Pakistan’s skipper, Babar Azam, has been included from his country. South African pacer Kagiso Rabada and Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne are the other two.
n the other hand, England, who are on a roll and have won almost every game since Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum took charge, have two players in CA’s WTC team: Joe Root and James Anderson.
Cricket Australia’s WTC team of the tournament: Usman Khawaja, Dimuth Karunaratne, Babar Azam, Joe Root, Travis Head, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant (Wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Pat Cummins (C), Kagiso Rabada, and James Anderson
