‘Aur yeh hai Rohit Sharma ka era, waah’ – Fans upset as Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer set to miss Test Championship final for India
India are in a tight spot at the moment when it comes to Test Championship final. They have three personnel that will not be a part of the big final in England. Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer will likely miss the match. The game will take place between 7 and 11 June at the Oval. Bumrah has been a revelation for India in Tests. Rishabh Pant has been India’s best batter in Test cricket with impact innings.
When it comes to Shreyas Iyer, he has been a vital cog in the Indian middle order and has done well in the 10 tests that he has played. It remains to be seen whether Bumrah will be fit for the Test Championship final. The pacer had a back injury which made miss the 20-20 World Cup in Australia. Iyer had also missed the limited overs leg of the New Zealand series due to a back injury.
India will play their second Test Championship final against Australia at the Oval in June
Pant with hundreds in England and Australia has been India’s best batter in Tests and has had the most impact with his aggressive stroke play. With Pant not a part of the final, India have lost a valuable left-handed option in the middle order. This has made the India middle order brittle. The keepers slot also is uncertain as KS Bharat did not show the best of signs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
India won the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2-1 against Australia. When Sri Lanka lost a thriller to New Zealand at Christchurch then India qualified for the final for the second time running. The Test side had lost to New Zealand in the Test Championship final in 2021. India against the Australian pacers will be a different contest all together. The Kangaroos have experience in English conditions having played Ashes matches there.
The Indian side will have their task cut out. Australia will be looking to avenge the Border-Gavaskar trophy defeat. India will hope to put up a good performance and end their trophy drought in World events which started after 2013. The Rohit Sharma led side will want to right the wrongs and get the silverware.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kohli_fanatic/status/1638405074362720258?s=20
Honestly, Mufa biggest problem for us is middle order. Our middle order collectively hasnt fired in this WTC. If we were to win against Aussies in Englund, we need strong middle order batting performance against mighty aussie bowlers.
— Rushank Jain⚡️🇮🇳 (@Rushankjain) March 22, 2023
Pant would be a major miss.
Bumrah's absence can somewhat be filled by Siraj, Shami & Umesh.
I feel Rahane should be picked in the WTC Final squad. We need Experience in the middle order in the absence of Pant. Rahane would be playing County so he would know the conditions.
— Advaitya Chandhoke (@AdvaityaC) March 22, 2023
Tbh, Iyer is not that big miss for WTC Final in England due to his issues with short balls.
Gill or Rahul would have been the first choice anyways— Ayush Gupta (@Ayush_Cricket) March 22, 2023
They won’t be available for the World Cup in October too. Learn to live a life without them in the playing XI in 2023!
— Sourav Sinha (@sourav_sinha) March 22, 2023
India will definitely going to miss @RishabhPant17 for his batting as well as his wicket keeping in those seaming condition he is the biggest asset to India in overseas conditions after rishabh India will miss the most is @Jaspritbumrah93, Iyer was not that gud in England
— Vickey (@ojha_vickey) March 22, 2023
Pehle Rohit khud injured rehta tha ab captain banne ke bad baki sab ho rahe
— Mukul(RR ka parivar) (@RRmuk8649) March 22, 2023
Alternative to Bumrah are available currently in pace dept, Iyer too short test career especially in swing conditions need to prove himself. Pant will be surely missed – such impactful WK batsman that in Tests currently at world level only Buttler comes to his competition…
— Dr. Jimmy Kagathara (@drjimmy2407) March 22, 2023
https://twitter.com/TedKord_09/status/1638406788327555073?s=20
Moved on ? Bumrah was our best pacer in the last Test series against England. I think it would be wise if BCCI ask Bumrah to retire from atleast 1 format . I think he can still play in Overseas tests and T20I are not much stressful so ODIs is the format he can retire.
— Abhisek@2816 (@AbhisekBChoudh2) March 22, 2023
