WTC Final: India Might Change Playing XI Before The Toss, Feels Sunil Gavaskar
Since there is a Reserve Day for the ICC event, the players and fans will hope that they get a complete Test match even if day 1 is washed out
Mumbai: Ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that India might change their playing XI for the WTC final before the toss due to the weather.
His statement comes after the first day of the World Test Championship final was affected by rain and no play was possible in the first session of the day. The weather is not looking promising and there is a strong chance of rain on the first day of the final.
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Since there is a Reserve Day for the ICC event, the players and fans will hope that they get a complete Test match even if day 1 is washed out.
According to Sunil Gavaskar, Team India is allowed to change its playing XI before the toss. The BCCI shared India’s playing XI on Thursday (June 17) evening after pressure from Virat Kohli. The playing XI had three fast bowlers and two spin bowling all-rounders.
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Gavaskar, who is Southampton’s coverage of the ICC event, has said that India may change their playing XI before the toss. Speaking to Aaj Tak, Gavaskar said that India may consider adding one more batsman, which means there is no room for either R Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja.
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“Look, they may have announced the team yesterday, [but] nothing is decided until the captains share the sheets with each other during the toss. So, you can change the team till the very last moment. As a captain, when I used to be confused between playing a spinner or an extra batsman, I used to see the opposition’s eleven and scratch and change the team on my paper just before the toss,” Gavaskar told Aaj Tak.
“So, the eleven can be changed anytime before the toss. So I think maybe they will play another batsman because of the weather. Because these conditions are suitable for New Zealand fast bowlers so Rishabh Pant is at six, he might shift to seven and an extra batsman might play. Seeing this weather, one spinner might be dropped.”
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Looking at the current situation, adding one more batsman, Hanuma Vihari looks like the frontrunner to be part of the playing XI.
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