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Rohit Sharma Reaches Big Milestone In WTC Final Against Australia

Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Australian skipper Pat Cummins who are leading their teams in the summit clash of World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Ovals will reach a milestone together. It will be 50th Test match for both the players. In 49 test matches, Rohit has smashed 3,379 runs at an average of 45.66. He has scored nine centuries and 14 fifties. Of these, he scored 2002 runs at home with an average of 66.73. He has scored eight hundreds and six fifties in India.

"Battle Starts": Mohammed Siraj Faces Off With Marnus Labuschagne On WTC Final Opening Day

Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Siraj provided a good start to the Rohit Sharma-led team on the opening day of the World Test Championship final against the Pat Cummins-led Australia. While Shami got an early wicket of opener Usman Khawaja, Siraj too troubled the Australian batters with his fiery pace. He even had a brief face-off with Australia No. 3 Marnus Labuschagne in the sixth over as he stared at the batter and even exchanged a world or two. Then on the first ball of the eight over, one of Siraj's delivery took Labuschagne by surprise and hit his thumb.

"Opening Not An Easy Job And He...": Virat Kohli On India Captain Rohit Sharma Ahead Of WTC Final

Indian star batter Virat Kohli has lauded Rohit Sharma ahead of World Test Championship final saying the Indian team skipper has "got more time than anyone else" to strike a ball and the way he has performed in Tests over the last three-four years is a testimony to his temperament. Virat said in the video posted by ICC that Rohit Sharma is a special player.

"It's Always Tough...": Rohit Sharma Explains Why R Ashwin Is Not Playing In WTC Final

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in the World Test Championship final. The Rahul Dravid-coached side went in with a four-pronged pace attack and preferred Ravindra Jadeja over seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Also, KS Bharat was preferred over youngster Ishan Kishan as the wicketkeeper. In the batting department, Ajinkya Rahane made his return to the side after almost 18 months. Mohammad Shami will spearhead the pace attack, alongwith Mohammed Siraj, with Umesh Yadav as the third pacer. Shardul Thakur, too, found a place in the team. (WTC Final Day 1 Live Updates)

India, Australia Cricketers Pay Tribute To Odisha Train Crash Victims Ahead Of WTC Final With Special Gesture

The World Test Championship final between Indian cricket team and Australian cricket team is underway. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at the Oval in London on Wednesday. Ahead of the game, as the two sides lined up for their national anthems, they observed a moment's of silence for the victims of the recent Odisha train crash. The Coromandel Express crashed into a goods train, derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2. In all, over 270 people died in the accident and more than 1,200 were injured. A few coaches of Coromandel toppled over the last few coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express which was passing by at the same time.

India elect to field in WTC final v Australia

LONDON : India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at The Oval on Wednesday.

WTC Final 2023: Three Player Battles Which Could Decide India vs Australia Title Clash

Team India will be up against Australia in the much-awaited World Test Championship at The Oval from Wednesday. India have been the most consistent side over the past two WTC cycles and also reached knockout phases of major white-ball tournaments over the last 10 years but an ICC trophy has eluded them. The last major ICC trophy India won was way back in 2013 when it bagged the Champions Trophy in England. It will be an interesting clash as both the teams have their own top performers, which will make this one a thrilling battle.

India's Predicted XI vs Australia, WTC Final: Ravichandran Ashwin Or Ravindra Jadeja Or Both - Major Question For Rohit Sharma's Team

Team India will be up against Australia in the much-awaited World Test Championship final at The Oval starting from Wednesday. India have been the most consistent side over the past two WTC cycles and also reached knockout phases of major white-ball tournaments over the last 10 years but an ICC trophy has eluded them. The last major ICC trophy India won was way back in 2013 when it bagged the Champions Trophy in England. A lot of debate regarding the Playing XI has been going on, especially for the position of the wicketkeeper. As Rishabh Pant has been out of action since December, last year and KL Rahul has also been ruled out, the squad consists of Ishan Kishan and KS Bharat as the wicketkeeping options.

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Rohit Sharma Reaches Big Milestone In WTC Final Against Australia

"Battle Starts": Mohammed Siraj Faces Off With Marnus Labuschagne On WTC Final Opening Day

"Opening Not An Easy Job And He...": Virat Kohli On India Captain Rohit Sharma Ahead Of WTC Final

"It's Always Tough...": Rohit Sharma Explains Why R Ashwin Is Not Playing In WTC Final

India, Australia Cricketers Pay Tribute To Odisha Train Crash Victims Ahead Of WTC Final With Special Gesture

India elect to field in WTC final v Australia

WTC Final 2023: Three Player Battles Which Could Decide India vs Australia Title Clash

India's Predicted XI vs Australia, WTC Final: Ravichandran Ashwin Or Ravindra Jadeja Or Both - Major Question For Rohit Sharma's Team