Former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar picked Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin in his playing eleven for World Test Championship (WTC) final. India will play WTC finals against New Zealand from June 18 to 22 at The Rose Bowl in Southampton, England.
The inaugural ICC event has seen pundits, commentators, and fans going into details about who is or can be ideal playing eleven for India. Will they choose tried and tested match winners or ride on the confident heroes of the Down Under tour of Australia.
Panesar represented England in 50 Test matches with a total of 167 scalps in an international career spanning seven years.
The English spinner who analyses the game now after retiring, Monty Panesar while interacting with indiatoday.in, gave his India’s playing XI. Panesar picked Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma as his openers, while his middle-order has Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, and Rishabh Pant.
The bowling attack saw partners in crime, both spinners – Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, including Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami.
Panesar revealed, “India must play both Jadeja and Ashwin. There is no one better than these two at present in the world. The bowl in partnership, understand each other’s game, and overall they are street-smart cricketers.”
Panesar India XI for WTC final: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami.
