Team India is currently preparing for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final after the IPL 2023 has come to a close. Including Rohit Sharma and Co. Will compete against Australia in the summit match beginning on June 7 at the Oval.
India will participate in the WTC final for the second time in as many editions. In Southampton’s 2019–2021 final, they were defeated by New Zealand by eight wickets.
1. Team Combination
Indian hitters struggled against Kiwi pacers and were completely outclassed by their speed and bounce on a seaming condition. When they take the field in a couple of days, they’ll try not to make the same errors again.
When facing Kiwi pacers, Indian batters struggled and were completely outclassed by their speed and bounce in a seaming situation. When they take the field in a couple of days, they’ll try not to make the same errors again.
2. Slip fielding
For a very long time, Team India has been worried about slip-catching. Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Virat Kohli were at the slips for the majority of the time, but they missed a few easy chances against New Zealand in Southampton despite having them there regularly.
In preparation for the crucial final, fielding coach T Dilip will undoubtedly work on it. Balls are anticipated to fly off the edge of the bat in the UK due to the likely seam and swing of the surface; therefore, slip fielding will be essential to a team’s success.
The Indian players were seen engaging in rigorous fielding drills, with Dilip concentrating primarily on slip-catching.
In order to succeed against a star-studded Australian lineup, the Asian giants will need to avoid making the same mistakes they did in the previous final.
3. Three top-order batters had big hits
The top three players for Team India will face those who participated in the most recent final against New Zealand. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, the team’s captain, will start the game, with Pujara batting at No. 2. 3.
The Men in Blue struggled primarily because none of the top-order batters delivered big blows to give the team a strong start. As a result, in the first and second innings, respectively, they were bowled out for 217 and 170 runs.
The batting unit will be ready because head coach Rahul Dravid is aware of the benefits of getting off to a strong start under English conditions.
While Rohit’s performance hasn’t been great lately, Gill and Pujara have scored a lot of runs.
For the Gujarat Titans (GT), Gill had a standout IPL season, scoring 890 runs in 17 games, including three hundred. Additionally, the youngster has been in excellent form since the beginning of 2023 and will try to continue that form in the WTC final.
Pujara performed well for County before joining the Indian team. Over the course of eight innings, he batted three centuries for Sussex.
Although the odds are in India’s favor, they still need to perform admirably for five days in a row if they want to defeat Australia in the WTC final.
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