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India and Australia are getting ready to face each other in the World Test Championship final starting at the Oval in London from Wednesday. There are injury concerns for both the teams ahead of the title clash with Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood ruled out while Indian wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan has also been injured in the nets.
Team India cricketers practice in the nets for the first time at The Oval ahead of the WTC final. Mumbai Indians opener Kishan was hit by a rising ball from India’s net bowler Aniket Chowdhary. Kishan was seen wearing a bandage on the hand where he got hurt throughout the net session.
Updates from India’s practice session _
Team India worried about injury #ishaankishan Gets injured while batting. Don’t look serious!
, @debasissen #WTCFinal2023 #WTC2023 pic.twitter.com/0uLvrFRLKl— RevSportz (@RevSportz) June 4, 2023
With regular wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant injured, there is a toss-up between Ishan Kishan and KS Bharat for the wicketkeeper’s slot in the final against Australia. Rajasthan Royals and Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal believes India will miss Pant but has enough experience behind both Bharat and Kishan.
“Rishabh is an attacking batsman and of course, everyone is missing him. But you can’t really do much about it and not support the players who have made the journey there. We have to back KS Bharath and Ishan Kishan. He has played a lot of cricket and is very experienced. Ishan resembles Pant to some extent. It is also an opportunity for him to prove himself in the longer format.
India has played 4 Test matches for India while Kishan is yet to make his national team debut in the longest format.
A few days back, former Australia all-rounder and Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody picked Bharath ahead of Kishan in his India playing XI for the WTC final against Australia.
“Ishaan is an opening batsman. I am not saying that he is not capable of playing Tests. He is one for the future but he opens in limited overs cricket. Things will be different at number six. Yes, he hits hard from the first ball, which can be unfavorable in England, but Bharat can also bat well and play shots.
