WTC Final 2023: Yashasvi Jaiswal joins team India, substitutes Gaikwad

The 21-year-old, Yashasvi Jaisawal left-handed batter was called for the Indian team as one of the three backup players for the ICC World Test Title last against Australia that will happen at the Oval from June 7-11.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, a young Indian opening batter who played for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2023 and had a breakout season in domestic cricket, was selected for the first time for India. The 21-year-old left-given batter went to England with captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday night to participate in the ICC World Test Title final subsequent to being named as one of the three reserve players.

Jaiswal, who made history by scoring the quickest fifty in IPL history prior this month when he arrived at the milestone in only 13 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, wasn’t at first remembered for the visiting party, yet after it was uncovered that Ruturaj Gaikwad wouldn’t be accessible for the marquee conflict because of his wedding in the primary seven day stretch of June, Jaiswal was named as his substitution.

In addition, on Sunday night, he posted a picture on Instagram of him and captain Rohit Sharma inside the plane to confirm his selection for the Indian team as a standby player and his travel to England for the WTC 2023 summit match against Australia.

The youngster, who scored 625 runs in IPL 2023, shared a couple of pictures and captioned them, “Off to England for the World Test Championship Final with the one and only @rohitsharma45.#WTC #WTCFinal #YBJ19 I trust I believe.”

The final match of WTC 2023 will be between Rohit Sharma’s team and Australia at the Oval in London from June 7 to 11. India took second place in the WTC 2021-23 points table, with Australia coming out on top.

Indian players are planning to make a trip to England in three groups. The first set, which included Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Virat Kohli, and Axar Patel, arrived in England last week, and the second set will arrive on Monday. In a few days, the third set, in which players like Mohammed Shami, Ajinkya Rahane, and Ravindra Jadeja will participate, will depart. They are currently participating in the IPL 2023 final, which was moved to reserve day after no play on Sunday (May 28) in Ahmedabad was allowed due to rain.