India and New Zealand have announced a 15-member squad. The ICC World Test Championship Final is going to start on 18 June in Southampton. However, the BCCI has sent a 20 member squad to England for the WTC Final and five-match Test series against England.
Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha, and Hanuma Vihari have made a comeback to the Test squad. They missed out on the England series in February due to injuries. (laserbounce.com) India has added 5 fast bowlers in the 15-man squad with the likes of Ishant, Shami, Bumrah, Umesh, Siraj.
India’s 15-member squad
15-member squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav
WTC Final: India’s probable XI
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma
New Zealand’s 15-member squad
15-member squad: Kane Williamson, Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Will Young.
WTC Final: New Zealand’s probable XI
Probable XI: Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (WK), Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Ajaz Patel, Neil Wagner.
When and Where to watch the WTC Final live?
The WTC final will be telecasted live in English on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD. In Hindi on Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD. Likewise, it will also be broadcasted on Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Tamil, and Star Sports 1 Kannada. Also, The final will be streamed live on Hotstar. The start time for each day in the WTC final will be from 3:30 PM IST.
Commentators for World Test Championship Final
English: Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton, Ian Bishop, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Karthik, Simon Doull, Isa Guha, Sunil Gavaskar, Craig MacMillan
Hindi : Aakash Chopra, Sanjay Bangar, VVS Laxman, Irfan Pathan and Jatin Sapru
The final of WTC will be played from 18th to 22nd June 2021 at the Rose Bowl, Southampton.
Prize money
The winners of the ICC WTC Final will get a purse of $1.6 million. They will also get the ICC Test Championship Mace. The losing team will get $800,000. The prize money for the team finishing third and fourth in the ICC WTC standings is $450,000 and $350,000 respectively. Likewise, the one that finishes fifth gets $200,000 while the remaining four teams will get $100,000 each.