While Nishant Sandhu comes in as a replacement for Axar in India D squad, Tushar Deshpande ruled out of game due to a niggle and his place will be taken by India A's Vidwath Kaverappa
The champions will be driven around the city in a specially designed bus, making the occasion a visually spectacular and appropriate celebration of the team's victory.
Both teams had emphatic victories in the semifinals as India knocked out defending champion England with a 68-run win in Guyana and South Africa blew away Afghanistan for 56 runs in Trinidad.
After the match, Pant received a medal from Shastri in the dressing room for his brilliant glovework in the match where he managed to take three brilliant catches.
After fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf both took 3-21 to bowl India out for just 119 in 19 overs, with Rishabh Pant top-scoring with 42 off 31 balls, India clawed their way back thanks to Bumrah's heroic spell, which began with him taking out Mohammad Rizwan.
Choosing to bat first, India posted a challenging 182/5 in 20 overs, powered by Rishabh Pant's blazing 53, Suryakumar Yadav's quick 31 off 18 balls, and Hardik Pandya's unbeaten 40 off 23 balls.
His treating doctor, renowned orthopedic surgeon Dinshaw Pardiwala, was not so optimistic, but Pant put all his worries to bed by simply describing himself as a "miracle man".
26-year-old Pant miraculously survived a near-fatal car crash on December 30, 2022, en route to his hometown Roorkee. He was airlifted to Mumbai on January 4, 2023, for surgery and recovery.
