WTC Final Likely To Be Played From June 8-12 At Oval, London – Reports

New Delhi: If reports are to be believed, the World Test Championship final is likely to get underway on June 8 at the Oval. Even though there is no official confirmation from the ICC, a report in Times of India claims that the summit clash of the WTC will be played from 8-12 June at Oval, London, with one reserve day. The teams for the final are not decided yet but India, Australia and South Africa are three teams ahead in the race.

This also means that if India manages to qualify for the summit clash, there will be sufficient time for the players to take rest after a hectic season of the IPL which is likely to conclude in the last week of May. The upcoming IND vs AUS Test series is very crucial in context of the World Test Championship. India need to win the series 4-0 or 3-1 to qualify for the final. If the series ends in a draw or should they lose, things will get tricky for the Rohit Sharma-led side.

Meanwhile, India have announced the squad for the first two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Suryakumar Yadav has been included in the squad while ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah continues to stay on the sidelines. The series gets underway in Nagpur from February 9.

India’s Test squad for the first two Tests against Australia: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.