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'Ye sunne se pehle mai behra kyu nahi hogya' - Fans react as Richard Kettleborough named among umpires for Test Championship final between India and Australia

Here's how fans reacted after Richard Kettleborough was named as the 3rd Umpire for the Test Championship final.

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Richard Kettleborough and Rohit Sharma (Source - Twitter)

Richard Kettleborough and Rohit Sharma (Source - Twitter)

India and Australia are set to clash in the Test Championship final match at the Oval in England which will take place between June 7 and 11. The officials have also marked a reserve day if the match gets interrupted due to rain. Both teams have started preparing for the much-awaited contest as most players from both teams have reached England. However, the remaining ones are still busy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and will soon join the squad when the league gets over on Monday.

Meanwhile, the cricket governing body has announced the match officials for the much-awaited final clash as Richard Illingworth from England and Chris Gaffaney from New Zealand have been named as the on-field umpires. Richard Kettleborough, another experienced English umpire, will serve as the TV umpire and offer the on-field umpires the necessary assistance. 

Richie Richardson of the West Indies will serve as the match referee, with former Sri Lankan cricketer and current umpire Kumar Dharmasena serving as the fourth umpire. Due to their vast background officiating at the international level, Gaffaney and Illingworth are both members of the Emirates Elite Panel of Umpires. Meanwhile, Gaffaney will referee his 49th Test game while Illingworth will handle his 64th at the Oval. 

Yashavi Jaiswal replaced Ruturaj Gaikwad as a stand-by player

The left-handed opener Jaiswal performed brilliantly in the IPL 2023. He has scored 625 runs in 14 matches played this season with an outstanding average of 48.07. This season, Jaiswal has scored 5 fifties as well as 1 century. During this, he batted with a strike rate of 148.73. Meanwhile, Jaiswal has already started preparing to go to England, which will be his first-ever international tour as he replaced Ruturaj Gaikwad as a stand-by player.

India’s squad for Test Championship final: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk).

Australia’s squad for Test Championship final: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.

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