WTC Final Ravi Shastri Choose Combined India vs Australia Test XI: The players from the two teams that competed in the final of the IIC World Test Championship, India vs. Australia, were chosen by former India head coach Ravi Shastri for his combined Test XI. Shashtri had the difficult challenge of selecting his finest all-around XI as the countdown to the WTC final between Australia and India at the Oval Intensifies next month intensified.
A former India hockey coach acknowledged that the sheer number of elite players on both sides made the task challenging. But he persisted and chose a final XI that had four Indian stars and seven Australian players.
The 60-year-old has been a longtime supporter of Rohit Sharma and claimed that he was chosen above his Australian colleague Pat Cummins, earning him a position as one of the two openers.
It may be a different story if Steve Smith had been Australia’s captain, but because Pat Cummins and Rohit Sharma are competing, Rohit wins. Additionally, as captain, you are undoubtedly in the starting lineup, therefore he bats first, he said.
According to Shashtrio, choosing Rohit’s top-order partner is a difficult decision because right-handed Shubhman Gill of India, David Warner and Usman Khawaja of Australia, and other players are vying for the key spot.
During the 2021–2023 world test championship cycle, only England’s Joe Root scored more runs than Khawaja, according to Shastri, who believes the Australian left-hander deserves to be selected.
Usman Khawaja and Shubhman Gill are a good match, Shastri acknowledged.
Usman Khawaja is a fantastic player and a developing young star, but based solely on his recent performance and the number of runs he has amassed over the past couple of years, I believe he deserves to be included, the speaker concluded.
The option of who bats third, fourth, and fifth was believed to be a straightforward one, with veteran pair Virat Kohli and Steve Smith and top-ranked Test hitter Marnus Labuschagne being the obvious candidates to occupy these crucial positions.
Ravi Shastri combined India-Australia Test XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mohammad Shami, Steve Smith, Ravindra Jadeja, Alex Carey (wk).
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