WTC Final: After the conclusion of the cash-rich T20 league TATA IPL on 28th May, all eyes are on the coveted ICC main event ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final. India and Australia, the two heavyweights of test cricket are the finalists of ICC WTC 2021-23. This post will read WTC Final Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Full Squads, Strongest Playing 11s, Tickets Booking, Streaming, and Broadcasting Details.
Despite the fourth Test match against Australia concluded in a tie, India qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final on March 13. The victory of New Zealand against Sri Lanka guaranteed the Men in Blue a spot in the World Test Championship final for the second consecutive session.
India and Australia will play a Test match at a neutral venue for the first time in the history of Test cricket. India and Australia have clashed 106 times in Test matches so far. Australia have won 44 times as compared to India’s 32 wins. In contrast, Australia have won six times and India eight times in the last ten years.
India have announced a strong 15-men squad with 3 players as reserves and Australia, on the other hand, have announced a 17-men powerhouse. Most of the players have already reached England for the preparations.
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Down below are complete details of the ICC WTC Final Schedule, Prizes, Date, Venue, Full Squads, Strongest Playing 11s, Ticket Booking, Streaming, and Broadcasting:
ICC WTC FINAL: Match Details
Tournament: ICC World Test Championship 2021-23
Match: India vs Australia, The Finals
Date/Day: Jun 7(Wed) – Jun 11(Sun)
Time: 10:30 AM Local, 3:00 PM IST
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
ICC WTC Final: Squads
Several key players are absent from the squad, including Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer. Rishabh Pant is very crucial to India since he gives the team sturdy stability, an aggressive attitude when they bat, and world-class wicketkeeping.
Indian Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan(Doubtful), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat
Standby players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (may get replaced by Yashasvi Jaiswal), Suryakumar Yadav, and Mukesh Kumar.
Australian Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vice-captain), Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (Jimmy Pierson added as backup), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc.
ICC WTC Final: Strongest Playing 11s
INDIA’S Strongest Playing 11:- Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj.
AUSTRALIA’S Strongest Playing 11:- Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland (If Hazelwood is unfit),
ICC WTC 2023 Final Ticket Booking
Tickets for the IND vs. AUS WTC final can be booked and ordered at the WTC website. The processes for ordering tickets for the ICC WTC Final are as follows.
- Visit worldtestchampionship.com.
- Click on WTC Final 2023 Tickets
- Choose a date between June 7 and June 11, 2023, by clicking on it.
- You will be asked to select a place to sit and book a seat.
- You will be asked to complete payment when you book the seat.
- Completing the payment does the booking procedure.
- You may now download the tickets for the ICC WTC 2023 Final.
ICC WTC Final: Prize Money
The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the prize money for the World Test Championship cycle 2021-23 on Wednesday. The nine teams will split a staggering Rs 31.4 crore, the same as the last cycle (2019–21), according to an official announcement. Starting on June 7, the World Tennis Championship final at the Ovals in London will feature India vs Australia. The grand prize for winning the WTC 2023 Final is calculated to be worth Rs 13.22 crore, while the approximate prize money for the runners-up is Rs 6.61 crore.
ICC WTC Final: Where to Watch WTC Final?
Cricket enthusiasts may tune into Star Sports Network to catch the World Test Championship final live. On the Disney+Hotstar app and website, viewers may watch the game live.
READ: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule to be announced on sidelines of ICC WTC Final
For more details head to ICC Cricket World Cup’s official website.
