Ian Chappell, former Australian skipper, believes that without pacer Jasprit Bumrah and wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, Australia's pace attack in English conditions will give Australia a chance in the final of the tournament. World Test (WTC) against India. In particular, the WTC final will be played from June 7 at The Oval in London.

Besides Bumrah and Pant, there were other injury problems in the Indian side leading up to the WTC final. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are the two players who have been left out of the battle for the top spot.

According to Chappell, injuries to Bumrah and Pant could have a negative impact on India, who would be favorites if both are available. He added that the absence of Hardik Pandya, who played the last first-class match in 2018, could also hamper India's performance.

"The influence of Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant affects India very well because they will be the favorites with these two players. The last part of the jigsaw. Jigsaw," wrote the Australian newspaper.

He further stated that since most of the Indian players who were named in the final WTC squad will go straight ahead for the air battle after two months in the Indian Premier League (IPL), this will - make things better. even stronger than Karia. However, he also remembered how Ravi Bopara shone in the Caribbean in 2009, where he played a fantastic game in the test series between the hosts West Indies and England when he showed up in the IPL season.

"To make matters more difficult, most of the players participate in the IPL from the point of view of one test. Although this may not seem like good preparation, it is worth remembering who former England player Ravi Bopara. In 2009, Bopara came from the IPL to play a number of Tests against the West Indies and felt he was ready enough for T20 to find his feet and put him in a good frame of mind," he added.