India and Australia will battle it out at The Oval in London, England from 7 to 11 June to determine who will be crowned the 2023 World Test Champions. Both countries have named their 15 member squads for the 2023 World Test Championship and on paper, Australia look to have a better balanced squad.
Australia will play at full-strength as all of their players are fit and raring to go as of this writing. Australia have the better pace attack as India’s bowling attack is weaker with the leader of the pack Jasprit Bumrah out of action due to injury.
Batting or Bowling – Key Selection Choices
India in the past have chosen to strengthen their batting in overseas conditions. They are most likely to play Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja as they add depth to the batting, even though the conditions will suit the fast bowlers more than the spinners. India will also look to use Shardul Thakur as the third seamer as Thakur is also handy with the bat.
However, for India to win, they need to take 20 wickets against Australia and the selectors might take a risk and strengthen their bowling by playing just one spinner and bringing in a third pacer in Umesh Yadav. We will have to wait and see if India play it safe or take a risk in their push to win the 2023 World Test Championship.