WTC Final 2023, A Huge Setback for Australia ahead of ICC World test Championship: India and Australia are going to play the ICC world test Championship Final on June 7th. With only a few days left for the championship, the Australian Side has a bad news as Josh Hazlewood is Ruled out from the WTC Final 2023.
The Injury of Australian Star Pacer Josh Hazlewood led their management to make a change in their squad just three days before the WTC final in 2023. The experienced Fast Bowler, Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the WTC because of his ongoing Achilles and side issues.
ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 clash between Australia and India at The Oval Cricket Ground. The Australian Team got a huge setback just before the Tournament.
Josh Hazelwood has been injured since IPL 2023 as He wasn’t played matches regularly for his Franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore, during the Indian Premier League. Australia Team Management has decided to take no risks as there are many important tournaments this year, and Ashes 2023 is just a week after the WTC final.
Michael Neser has replaced Josh Hazlewood for WTC Final 2023:
Michael Neser was playing County Cricket in England and was in good form. This Australian all-rounder got selected for the WTC final 2023 and replaced the injured Josh Hazlewood. Michael Neser was playing for Glamorgan in English County Cricket; he Performed exceptionally well as He took 19 wickets and smashed a century against Sussex.
Skipper Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will be leading the Bowling Attack in the World Test Championship Final with the Support of Michael Neser and Scott Boland.
Michael Neser Career:
| Format | Matches Played | Wickets | Eco |
| Test | 2 | 7 | 2.49 |
| ODI | 2 | 2 | 7.19 |
| T20 | 105 | 118 | 8.40 |
| FC | 96 | 347 | 2.83 |
WTC Final 2023 Squad:
Australia squad (Updated): Pat Cummins(C), Scott Boland, Alex Carey(wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner
Reserved players: Mitch Marsh, Matthew Renshaw
India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Axar Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, KS Bharat(WK), Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadakt, Umesh Yadav.
Reserved Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav.
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