India are expected to depart for the UK in the first week of June and it is not yet known if Virat Kohli and Co. will be allowed to train ahead of the marquee clash against New Zealand.
Skipper Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson and physio Tommy Simsek will be travelling to England from Maldives where they are serving quarantine.
The 40-year-old, who is Pakistan's highest wicket-taking spinner, feels Rahul Chahar could have been a useful addition in the Indian team.
The WTC final is set to be held at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton from June 18 to 22. Patel said that India have a strong base of fast bowlers and spinners to pick from.
Although there haven't been any surprising selections, a few omissions have been questionable and so here are the key takeaways from the squad announcement
Watch the superb spell from Arzan Nagwaswalla, the new addition to India's Test squad for the World Championship final, taken during the Ranji Trophy agame last year against Punjab.
Chopra felt that Kuldeep's addition would have proven handy for India given England's struggle against leg-spin, rather than including four finger-spinners in Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar and Axar.
According to a report, Team India will enter an 8-day bubble from May 25 to leave for England on June 2.
The BCCI had initially planned to name the squad in June, days after the final of the now-suspended IPL 2021 on May 30th.
A statement from New Zealand confirmed that while Boult could miss the two Tests against England, he may be available for the World Test Championship final against India.
RCB all-rounder Dan Christian has revealed that Jamieson is carrying a couple of Dukes balls, which will be used in the WTC final in Southampton from June 18 between India and New Zealand.
New Zealand cricketers in the ongoing IPL might travel with the Indian players for the WTC final in June as they can't come back home and then depart for England due to quarantine protocols.
ICC is currently discussing with the UK Government the impact of countries being on the ‘red list’.
Led by Kane Williamson, the squad includes three uncapped players - Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway and Jacob Duffy.
While New Zealand were the first to make the ICC World Test Championship final, India joined them by crushing England 3-1 in the four-Test series in Ahmedabad.
The final was previously slated to be held at the Lord's. The dates of the final, however, remain intact - from June 18 to 22 with June 23 as the reserve day.
BCCI has taken the call not to ask players to return to India after the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in June, reports TOI.
India beat England 3-1 in the just concluded four-Test series to set up World Test Championship title date with New Zealand
Ravichandran Ashwin said that the qualification to the final of World Test Championship feels like a World Cup for those who have primarily been a part of India's Test team.
India have a chance to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship even if the side concedes a defeat in the 4th Test against England.
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