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Karthik lauded Rahane and suggested that he has gained confidence as the next few months will be crucial for his Test future.
Veteran India wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik heaped praise on Test specialist Ajinkya Rahane after he made a comeback to the Indian team for the World Test Championship final. After losing his place in the Test team last year, Rahane continued to perform well in the domestic circuit, scoring 50 runs in five innings, including an unbeaten 207 for West Zone. Meanwhile, in the Ranji Trophy, Rahane was Mumbai’s leading run-scorer with 634 runs in seven matches, including a double century against Hyderabad and 191 against Assam.
The experienced batsman continued his form in IPL 2023 for Chennai Super Kings and played some crucial innings to help them reach the qualifiers. He has scored 299 runs in 10 innings in IPL 2023 so far at an impressive strike rate of 169.89. Rahane is expected to make his debut in CSK’s playing XI in the final of the cash-rich league on Monday.
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Karthik lauded Rahane and suggested that he has gained confidence as the next few months will be crucial for his Test future.
“I think he’s got his mojo back. He’s in good rhythm, he’s in good confidence, he’s always been known to do well outside India.” Karthik told the ICC, these six to eight months are going to be very important for his career in Test cricket.
While the RCB wicket-keeper batsman talked about Rahane’s performance in IPL 2023 and said that he looks in a good mind.
“When he came back he did very well for CSK. The way he has batted, the intent he has shown, he has shown that he is in a good frame of mind and that is something which is very important for a batsman.”
Talking about India’s bowling attack, Karthik suggested that Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj would be crucial in the absence of Jasprit Bamurah.
Karthik said, “Jasprit Bumrah is a big loss for any team and in any format as he is a force to be reckoned with… But there are some key bowlers in the form of Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami who have been in excellent form throughout the IPL.” Bowled really well.” ,
