India will take on New Zealand in the ICC World Test Championship final as the top two ranked teams in Test cricket.
The inaugural World Test Championship final will be taking place from 18th to 22nd June at the Rose Bowl, Southampton. ICC has also announced the prize money for the winners and runners-up.
New Zealand are ranked first with 123 points and India are ranked second with 121 points. While Australia are ranked third, followed by England and Pakistan.
BCCI has now announced the final 15-member Team India squad for the ICC World Test Championship final.
ICC WTC Final Team India Squad:
- Rohit Sharma
- Shubman Gill
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Virat Kohli (C)
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Hanuma Vihari
- Rishabh Pant
- Wrdddhiman Saha (WK)
- R Ashwin
- R Jadeja
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Ishant Sharma
- M Shami
- Umesh Yadav
- M Siraj
The most notable name missing from the 15-man squad is KL Rahul. Mayak Agarwal has also been omitted, which leaves Shubman Gill as the only option to open the innings with Rohit Sharma.
The Virat Kohli lead side will be hoping to bring home the ICC Test Championship maze. It will be an interesting test match for sure.
