Sunil Gavaskar picks his playing XI for India in the WTC final

In less than two days’ time, all eyes will be fixated on the mega clash manifesting as the World Test Championship (WTC) final, which is pitting India against Australia in the battle for the hallowed Mace. The WTC final has been the talk of the cricketing town and as the days pass by in a tizzy for all the cricket enthusiasts, the permutations and combinations coming from the various experts keep on growing.

The latest man to share his two cents about India’s playing XI was former Indian captain, Sunil Gavaskar. He added a disclaimer, stating that the team picked by him would be a perfect one for the bright days but in case of a downpour, things should be tweaked.

Talking about India’s top order, Sunil Gavaskar said, “I will talk about the batting and that will be Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill as one-two. No. 3 is (Cheteshwar) Pujara, No. 4 is (Virat) Kohli, No. 5 is Ajinkya Rahane.”

He further added, “I would imagine No. 6 would be either (KS) Bharat or Ishan Kishan. They are talking about Bharat because he has played all these matches so far. So I will probably stick with Bharat at six.”

Sunny G also lined up India’s bowling unit, adding, “No. 7 will be (Ravindra) Jadeja. If it's a bright day and a bright prediction, then I think you are looking at Jadeja and (Ravichandran) Ashwin at No. 7 and No. 8," the former India skipper said. "No. 9, 10 and 11 will be Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj and maybe Shardul Thakur."

Sunil Gavaskar's predicted XI for WTC Final:Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur.