The Indian team will play the final of the World Test Championship against Australia at the Oval Ground in England from Wednesday (June 7). Bad news has come to the fore for Team India on Tuesday, a day before the match. Captain Rohit Sharma got injured during the practice session. He can also be out of the final. If this happens then it will be a big blow for Team India.

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Rohit Sharma was also ruled out of the fifth Test against England last year. Then Jasprit Bumrah captained Team India. India had to face defeat. The right-handed opener injured his right thumb during an optional practice session on Tuesday. He can be seen applying the tape in pictures posted on social media by various journalists. The India skipper left the practice after being hit and was ruled out of the practice session.

Rohit had taken over the captaincy across all formats from Virat Kohli in early 2022 following the Test series defeat in South Africa. Rohit Sharma first became the captain of T20, then ODI and finally Test team. Under his captaincy, the Indian team defeated Australia in the Test series earlier this year. Now Team India has to play in the final against the same Kangaroo team.

A day before the final, Rohit was asked during the pre-match press conference about the legacy he wants to leave as captain. To this the Hitman said, "Whether it was me or anyone else, even the previous captains, their role was to take Indian cricket forward and win more and more matches and win more and more championships." It will be the same for me too. I want to win the match. I want to win the championship. That's what you play for."