WTC 2023 final: Ishan Kishan replaces KL Rahul in Team India, see full list here!

Ishan Kishan has been named as a replacement for KL Rahul in India's squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. The match will be held at The Oval from June 7-11. 

Due to injury, Rahul has been ruled out of the remaining finals of IPL 2023 and the WTC final. He suffered an injury to his right upper thigh while fielding during the 43rd match of IPL 2023 between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on 1 May.

After consultation with specialists, it has been decided that Rahul will undergo surgery at the earliest and rehabilitate at the National Cricket Academy.

India Team for WTC Final: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (Wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk).

Standby players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav.

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