Rahul Dravid Praised The Young Batsman Ahead Of WTC Final 2023
WTC Final 2023: Rahul Dravid Praised The Young Batsman Ahead Of WTC Final 2023, said- Shubman Gill has always been a star player. Dravid praised India’s opener Shubman Gill.
World Test Championship final at Kennington Oval:-
During this he said that he has always been a star player. At the same time, India has to play the final (WTC Final 2023) match of the World Test Championship against Australia (IND vs AUS) from June 7 at Kennington Oval.
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Which will be played from 3 pm Indian time. But before this match, Rahul Dravid has praised Gill. Let us know about it in detail.
Rahul Dravid during a conversation with Star Sports said that the WTC final is a really exciting game for the team, adding that playing Test cricket in England is always special.
India beat Australia 2-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy when the two sides faced off for a four-match Test series earlier this year.
Rahul Dravid further said, “It is really exciting for all the players to be playing this game again. There is a lot of work leading up to this match.
Test cricket is always special in England:-
You play for two years and a lot of Test series and results should go in your favour. The opportunity to play this game is definitely worth it. Test cricket in England is always special and carries a lot of importance.”
He praised Gill, saying that he has always been a star player, he is finding his feet in international cricket.
Gill was the leading run-scorer of IPL 2023, scoring 890 runs in 17 matches for Gujarat Titans.
Rahul Dravid also said, “Shubman has always been a star player. When I have seen him since his under-19 days, he has been a class player.
He came into the U-19 World Cup already marked as someone who would become a very special player.
He’s been great, he’s had a couple of years with the team, he’s been in and out of the team a little bit, and he’s finding his footing in international cricket.”
The squad of both teams for WTC Final 2023:-
Indian team: 1. Rohit Sharma (captain), 2. Shubman Gill, 3. Cheteshwar Pujara, 4. Virat Kohli, 5. Ajinkya Rahane, 6. KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), 7. Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), 8. Ravichandran Ashwin, 9. Ravindra Jadeja, 10. Axsar Patel, 11. Shardul Thakur, 12. Mohammed Shami, 13. Mohammed Siraj, 14. Umesh Yadav, 15. Jaydev Unadkat.
Standby players: 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2. Mukesh Kumar, 3. Suryakumar Yadav.
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Australia squad: 1. Pat Cummins (c), 2. Scott Boland, 3. Alex Carey (wk), 4. Cameron Green, 5. Marcus Harris, 6. Josh Hazlewood, 7. Travis Head, 8. Josh Ingles (wk), 9. Usman Khawaja, 10. Marnus Labuschagne, 11. Nathan Lyon, 12. Todd Murphy, 13. Steve Smith (Vice-Captain), 14. Mitchell Starc, 15. David Warner.