In the four-match series, India beat Australia 2-1 to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India has also confirmed their participation in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, which will begin on June 7 at The Oval in London. As Rohit Sharma's India prepares to compete in the World T20 final for the second time, the selection of players has become a hot topic among cricket gurus.

Notably, Team India will be without wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes KL Rahul can play wicket-keeper in the World Twenty20 final. In the absence of Pant, KS Bharat struggled to perform well in the four-match series. "He (KL) has really done well to keep the selectors intrigued ahead of the WTC final.

Two things, one for the ODI series when Rohit Sharma returns and the other for the WTC final... India can bolster their batting if Rahul can retain wickets," Shastri told Star Sports. "Rahul can hit in the middle order, at No. 5 or No. 6. In England, you must usually keep wickets from a distance. You don't have to run as fast as the spinning. Before the IPL, he (KL) has two more ODIs.

"He has the ability to cement his place in that Indian team," he added. On English territory, Rahul has an outstanding batting record in the longest format of the game. The 30-year-old has 614 runs at 34.11 and two hundreds to his name. Notably, KL Rahul was dropped from the starting XI following his poor showing against Australia in the first two Tests at home.

On Friday, March 17, the Karnataka cricketer made an impressive comeback with a match-winning effort in the first One-Day International (ODI) against Australia at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. He struck an unbeaten 75 off 91 deliveries, which included one maximum and seven boundaries.