In a recent piece of news, skipper Rohit Sharma has joined Team India in London ahead of the World Test Championship 2023 final against Australia. Both teams will play this much-anticipated clash for the coveted title at The Oval in London from the 7th of June. India have made it to the final of the Test Championship for the second consecutive time after they lost against New Zealand in the first edition of the championship.
Notably, Rohit Sharma was associated with the Mumbai Indians franchise in the just-concluded edition of the Indian Premier League 2023. His team made it to the playoffs of the tournament but got eliminated with a defeat in the second qualifier against the IPL 2022 champions Gujarat Titans.
Coming back to the Test Championship final, the fans took to the micro-blogging site Twitter just after the news of Rohit Sharma joining the Indian team ahead of the big clash. Fans came up with some interesting reactions and responses for Rohit Sharma citing his current run of form with the bat.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Rohit bhaiya please acha khelna WTC me .. Jitwa dena
— RYUMA (@divakar_kumar20) May 30, 2023
Iss kit pe to achha lagna chaye tha....
— Cricket_tak_ICT🇮🇳 (@KingOfCrick) May 30, 2023
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Cute to hein aise..😍 Golumolu
Bhai ab toh run bana le..... 🥺
— Braj Chhora (@ChhoraBraj) May 30, 2023
Practice kar Bhai jitna hai vaha apne ko
— N I K H I L (@nikhilkalavale) May 30, 2023
Let's focus on another final 😍😍
— Learn from Each (@Vivekchahar_) May 30, 2023
Is this hoodie for sale to general public yet?
— Nacho Varga (@CricketSeamer) May 30, 2023
Bat with intent . Oval is not tough pitch to bat when compared to lords
— Praneeth (@Venkatasai85) May 30, 2023
Guys, Rohit and Adidas 🤌
— Parul Dhand (@ParulDhand) May 30, 2023
Ab ek WTC to hum b jeetna deserve karte hai.
Smart lag rahe hai kaptaan sahab, batting badhiya kare bas!!
— Arjun (@areyarjun) May 30, 2023
After a Good meal and good sleep 😴
— TBTF (@TBtruthfull) May 30, 2023
Adidas XXL size kit for the captain 🥵😍
— ︎ ︎︎ ︎ (@omg_bro_wtf) May 30, 2023
India and Australia made it to the final of the Test Championship 2023 cycle after they ended up in the top two positions in the points table of the championship’s 2021-2023 cycle. Australia will be playing the Test Championship for the first time as they failed to qualify for the summit clash in the last edition of the tournament.
Here’s a look at the squad of India for the Test Championship 2023 final:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, KS Bharat, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Axar Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadakt, and Umesh Yadav.
Reserves: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav
Here’s a look at the Australia squad for Test Championship 2023 final against India:
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Josh Inglis, Todd Murphy, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.
Reserves: Mitch Marsh, Matt Renshaw