WATCH: Team India engages in fun drill amid Test Championship Final preparations in London 

Team India (Source: Twitter)

Team India is gearing up to face Australia in the Test Championship final at The Oval on June 7. The first batch, which included Head Coach Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav, and other coaching staff, landed in England a few days ago. Amid preparations for the ultimate Test, the players decided to have an enjoyable session on Friday.

In a video shared by the Indian Cricket Board, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav and two staff members can be seen having a fun drill which also helps the players improve their close-range catching skills. They form a circle and then simultaneously throw the balls across.

Watch the video below: 

Team India players in the practice session in England ahead of WTC Final. pic.twitter.com/XuZP6zhcJB

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Prize money for Test Championship 2021-23 cycle revealed

Meanwhile, the Cricket Governing Body announced the prize money for the Test Championship 2021-23 cycle on Friday. Nine teams will share a total of $3.8 million (Rs 31.4 crore), with the champions getting a whopping amount of $1.6 million (Rs 13 crore) and the runners-up receiving $800,000 (Rs 6.5 crore).

“There is no change in the tournament prize money, which remains the same as that for the inaugural edition of the championship (2019-21) with a total purse of $3.8 million (Rs 13.22 crore approx.)," the governing body said in a release.

"South Africa earning $450,000 for finishing third in the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 standings. England, who made a late surge and finished their campaign in fourth spot, will bag $350,000."

"Sri Lanka, who were among the top teams in the race for a spot in the decider during the epic finale, finished fifth to earn $200,000. The remaining teams New Zealand (No.6), Pakistan (No.7), West Indies (No.8), and Bangladesh (No.9) will be rewarded with a sum of $100,000 each," the statement added.

Test Championship Final Squads

India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishan Kishan, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (C), Steve Smith (VC), David Warner, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Harris, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, and Todd Murphy.