After months of waiting, the d-day is finally here. The World Test Championship final 2023 between the India and Australian cricket teams finally kickstarted at the Oval Stadium in London. India won the toss and chose to bowl first as both sides aim to lift the prestigious mace for the first time.
It has to be noted that this is team India’s second attempt at the World Test Championship Final as they lost their first chance in 2021 when they were defeated by New Zealand at the World Test Championship Final 2021. The Indian side will not just try to move past the disappointing defeat of the previous edition of the WTC, but they will also try to end the long wait of 10 years by winning an ICC Trophy.
It was under MS Dhoni‘s captaincy in 2013 when the Indian side last won an ICC trophy by winning the Champions Trophy 2013. Ever since then, though the Indian side has been ruling the cricketing world, however, they have been struggling to win an ICC trophy.
Ajay Devgn wrote a special tweet for team India
Meanwhile, it is a matter of huge pride as this is the second consecutive time that the Indian cricket team managed to qualify for the WTC final. India dominated the world throughout the WTC cycle 2022-2023.
To celebrate the big achievement, social media has been buzzing with amazing tweets and posts from fans. Among many, Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn also took to his social media and shared a beautiful tweet dedicated to the ICT. Wishing team India all the luck for the World Test Championship Final, he wrote:
“This is it #TeamIndia. All the blood, sweat & boundaries… all for this ultimate moment. Bring home the glory and make us proud. All the best boys for the #WTCFinal2023 ✨”
Check out the Tweet:
WTC Final 2023 Playing XIs:
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
