Ravi Shastri's Honest Message For BCCI Selectors On India's World Test Championship Final Squad

26.04.2023 - 03:17 sports.ndtv.com

India on Tuesday announced the squad for World Test Championship final against Australia that is slated to kick off on June 7 at the Oval, London.

The highlights of the selection were the inclusion of Ajinkya Rahane into the team and the exclusion of Suryakumar Yadav from the 15-member squad.

From the Indian squad that featured against Australia in the 3rd and 4th Test, Kuldeep Yadav and Ishan Kishan were also also among the notable absentees.

Shreyas Iyer couldn't be a part of the team owing to an injury. On the other hand, all-rounder Shardul Thakur has also been included in the squad for the WTC final.

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