India won the toss and decided to bowl first, Ashwin did not get a place in the playing XI

WTC Final 2023, India vs Australia: The final match of the second edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) between India and Australia is being played at the Kennington Oval ground in London from today. In this match, after winning the toss, Indian captain Rohit Sharma did not take any delay in taking the decision of bowling first. Keeping the weather in mind, Team India has decided to play with 4 fast bowlers and 1 spin bowler in this match. In such a situation, Ravichandran Ashwin has not got a place in the playing 11.

See here the playing 11 of both the teams

India – Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Shrikar Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.

Australia – David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

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