WTC Final 2023: India Squad WTC Final – The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Ishan Kishan as the replacement for injured KL Rahul. Ishan was part of the Test squad against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Suryakumar Yadav, Riuturaj Gaikwad and Mukesh Kumar are three official standby players for India Cricket Team for the June 7-11 final at Kennington Oval, London. Follow India vs Australia World Test Championship Final LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
NEWS – KL Rahul ruled out of WTC final against Australia.
Ishan Kishan named as his replacement in the squad.
Standby players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav.
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“KL Rahul suffered an injury to his right upper thigh while fielding during Match 43rd of TATA IPL 2023 between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 1st May. After consultations with specialists, it has been decided that Rahul will undergo surgery at the earliest followed by rehab at the National Cricket Academy for the same. He is ruled out of the upcoming ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia,” BCCI said in a statement.
WTC Final 2023: India Injury Updates –
As reported by InsideSport, BCCI is taking a wait-and-see approach for pacer Jaydev Unadkat. The left-arm seamer suffered a shoulder injury while bowling at Lucknow Super Giants nets. Unadkat is currently at the NCA and is undergoing rehab.
“A specialist consultation has been sought and the left-arm fast bowler is currently at the NCA undergoing strength and rehab sessions for his shoulder. A decision on his participation in the WTC final will be taken at a later stage,” BCCI added in the statement.
As for Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur. Both are recovering. As reported, Kolkata Knight Riders Medical team is in touch with the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and the BCCI Medical Team for an update on Umesh Yadav. He has begun low-intensity training under the care of KKR medical team.
“Umesh Yadav sustained a minor left hamstring injury during Match 36 of TATA IPL 2023 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on 26 April. The fast bowler is currently under the care of the KKR Medical Team. He has started low-intensity bowling as part of his rehab process. The BCCI Medical Team is in regular touch with KKR Medical Team and is closely monitoring Umesh’s progress,” BCCI said in its injury bulletin.
India’s squad for WTC final: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk).
Standby players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav.
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