India's Strongest XI for World Test Championship next year
The World Test Championship is all set to begin next year, with 9 Test playing nations getting ready to battle it out over the course of two years for the ultimate prize. The Championship will take place over two years from 2019 to 2021 with each team playing bilateral series against each other – 3 at home and 3 away. The two teams at the top of the league stage will contest in the final.
The teams taking part are: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
India recently suffered a 4-1 defeat at the hands of England away from home. They have a few problems to fix before the Test Championship begins next year. We could expect them to make a few changes for the tournament from the squad which played in England.
Here is India’s best Test XI for the World Test Championship next year
Openers
Mayank Agarwal
It is high time that the Karnataka batsman is given a chance to play for the Indian side. What more does he need to do in order to get selected?
He has been scoring plenty of runs in the domestic circuit and with the way he has been going, he should have already been in the Indian side by now. With Shikhar Dhawan not performing well enough in Tests, Agarwal could take his place.
KL Rahul
The 24-year-old batsman from Karnataka proved himself in the fifth and final Test against England, scoring 149 runs. He has been growing as a batsman over the past few years and is surely one for the future.
He has a sound technique and is able to score runs at a brisk pace. He is currently a part of India's ODI squad in the Asia Cup but has surprisingly not played a single game yet.