Published 14:33 IST, June 7th 2023
WTC Final: Dinesh Karthik names India's playing XI, provides key pitch and weather update
India vs Australia: Dinesh Karthik revealed his choice of playing XI for India during the IND vs AUS, ICC WTC 2023 Final. He also provided a weather update.
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Dinesh Karthik took to his official social media handles on Wednesday to provide insights about the India vs Australia, ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final, scheduled to begin on June 7 at The Oval. Karthik first revealed his choice of playing XI for India in the much-anticipated summit clash. He then took to his Instagram stories to provide an update about the weather and pitch at the venue of the game.
ICC WTC Final: Dinesh Karthik's playing XI for India
Revealing his thoughts, Dinesh Karthik notably included KS Bharat in the playing XI ahead of Ishan Kishan. The 37-year-old also left seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin out of the team, while going ahead with Shardul Thakur as the fourth pacer alongside, the trio of Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj. It is worth noting that Karthik earlier shared visuals of the green-top pitch prepared at The Oval for the much-hyped ICC WTC 2023 Final.
I feel this will be the XI Team India will opt for
— DK (@DineshKarthik) June 7, 2023
Rohit
Shubman
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Jadeja
BHARAT
SHARDUL
UMESH
Shami
Siraj
It's cloudy and cold at the moment though it's gonna get better as the day and test progresses 😊#WTCFinal #INDvsAUS
Dinesh Karthik provides critical weather and pitch update
With a little less than two and a half hours remaining for the final to begin, Karthik provided an important weather update from the ground. The veteran wicket-keeper said, “Cloudy now, should get better”. He also revealed that the temperature was 12 degree Celsius at the time of uploading the story.
— DK (@DineshKarthik) June 7, 2023
Dinesh Karthik also provided latest insight about the pitch, take a look below.
Not lawn mowing but helping with lifting the grass so it’s cut well. 😜
— DK (@DineshKarthik) June 7, 2023
Job done #CricketTwitter ✅#WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/hmoAvpwDkg
India vs Australia: Full Squads for ICC WTC Final
Australia Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Marcus Harris
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat(w), Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat
13:40 IST, June 7th 2023