WTC 2023 Final: Team India will be eyeing their first-ever ICC World Test Championship title as they take on mighty Australia from June 7 onwards at The Oval. To note, this will be India’s successive entry at the WTC finals as they lost the inaugural edition to New Zealand. Starting fresh, India played some excellent red-ball cricket and ensured they yet again book the final berth for the Test championship.
Virat Kohli:
Despite having some lean months, Virat is still up there as India’s top performers in WTC 2021-23 cycle. In 16 matches, he has scored 869 runs at an average of 32.18. In 28 innings, he scored one century and three half-centuries, with best score of 186.
Cheteshwar Pujara:
Pujara has been India’s top scorer in the WTC 2021-23 cycle. In 16 matches, Pujara scored 887 runs at an average of 32.85. In 30 innings, Pujara scored a total of one century and six fifties, with the best score of 102*.
Ravindra Jadeja:
The star all-rounder lived up to his status as a top-class act in Test cricket during these two years. In 12 matches, Jadeja scored 673 runs at an average of 37.38. In 19 innings, Jadeja scored two centuries and three fifties, with best score of 175*. He is India’s fifth-highest scorer in the WTC 2021-23 cycle and made his case for playing as a pure batter more stronger in this time-span. The veteran all-rounder also employed his slow left-arm spin to take 43 wickets at an average of 23.23 and an economy rate of 2.40. His best bowling figures are 7/42.
Mohammad Shami:
This 32-year-old pace veteran also impressed with the ball in the 2021-23 WTC cycle. In 12 matches, he took 41 wickets at an average of 27.12 at an economy rate of 3.29, with best bowling figures of 5/29.
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Ravichandran Ashwin:
This 36-year-old veteran spin bowling all-rounder continues to get better with age. He emerged as one of the key contributors to the team’s success. In 13 Test matches, Ashwin took 61 wickets at an average of 19.67 and an economy rate of 2.48, with best bowling figures of 6/91. He is India’s highest-wicket taker in the WTC 2021-23 cycle and also the third-highest wicket-taker overall. In 13 matches, he also scored 444 runs at an average of 23.36. Ashwin scored two valuable fifties and had the best score of 61.
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