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'Pitch aisi banao ki chaar log batting karna bhul jaaye' - Fans react to Oval's green pitch ahead of WTC final between India and Australia

Here's how fans reacted to the image of the Oval's green pitch ahead of the World Test Championship final 2023.

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Rohit Kumar
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WTC final pitch (Source - Twitter)

WTC final pitch (Source - Twitter)

India and Australia will play in the 2023 Test Championship Final beginning on Tuesday at the Kennington Oval Ground in London, England. India has qualified in the Test Championship final for the second consecutive time after the 2021 edition, however, they suffered a loss against New Zealand last time.

Meanwhile, ahead of the final, a picture of the Oval’s pitch is getting viral on social media as the grass can be spotted on the pitch too. The pitch will help the fast bowlers to get extra bounce and variations. Talking about the pitch, the sides have chosen to bat first in 88 of the 104 matches played at the storied Oval so far. While the team fielding first has won 29 games thus far, the team batting first has won 38 games. Teams have chosen to field first in five of the last nine games, winning two and losing three.

Test records at the Oval

The Oval has historically been a favourable scoring surface. Among seven facilities, including Lord's, Old Trafford, Headingley, Trent Bridge, Edgbaston, and Rose Bowl, it has the third-highest runs per over (3.39). At this location, India has played 14 Test matches, winning two, losing three, and drawing seven. India defeated England by 157 runs in its most recent game at The Oval in 2021. Australia has played 34 games, winning seven, losing 17, and drawing 14. It lost to England by 137 runs in its most recent game at The Oval in 2019.

IND vs AUS Test Championship Final 2023 Squads

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Michael Nesser, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Steve Smith (VC), Mitchell Starc, David Warner

Standby players: Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Renshaw

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk)

Standby players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav

Here’s how fans reacted:

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