Virat Kohli Press Conference Live Updates: ‘This Is The Biggest Prize’ Shastri On WTC

Mumbai: After spending 14 days in quarantine, Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli are addressing the media before leaving for England. 

The World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand will be played at Southampton on 18 June, while India vs England Test series will begin in Nottingham from 4 August. The Ind vs Eng 2nd Test will be played from 12–16 August at the Ladders, the third Test will be played at Leeds from 25–29 August, and the fourth Test will be played at the Oval from 2–6 September and the final Test will be played at Manchester from 10–14 September.

Team India finished as the No. 1 side with 72.2 percentage points to secure their place in the World Test Championship finals, following their 3-1 win against England at home.

The selectors have included Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidha Krishna, Avesh Khan and Arzan Nagwaswalla in the team as standby players. Opening batsman Ishwaran and fast bowler Avesh Khan were also part of team India during the Test series against England.

India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).