Gavaskar praised Rahane’s return to India’s Test team
Rahane, who will play one Test match for India in January 2021, has been called up to replace Shreyas Iyer who is suffering from a back injury.
Ajinkya Rahane’s return to India’s Test squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia has delighted most fans and experts. On Tuesday morning, the BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the showpiece event to be held in London in June, which saw the former vice-captain walk back into the Indian dressing room. Rahane, who will play one Test match for India in January 2021, has been called up to replace Shreyas Iyer who is suffering from a back injury.
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After a commendable domestic season for Mumbai, the veteran batsman stepped into the yellow Chennai Super Kings jersey in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and announced his arrival with a 19-ball fifty. He continued his purple patch in the season with another blistering 71 off 29 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar lauded Rahane’s selection in the Test team over Shreyas Iyer and claimed that the Mumbaikar has been rewarded for his good performances in the domestic circuit.
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speaking on star sports Cricket Live, Sunil Gavaskar said, “That was the only change needed for the Indian side. He needed a replacement for Shreyas Iyer. Ajinkya Rahane doesn’t find himself in the WTC team because of his current IPL form, mind you, he was in pretty decent form in the Ranji Trophy. He did very well for Mumbai in the domestic season. Now the question is who will play in the playing XI? Be it wicketkeeper KS Bharat or KL Rahul. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
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While picking his playing 11 for the WTC final, Gavaskar said, “Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill would be my opening picks, Cheteshwar Pujara at three, Virat Kohli At four, Ajinkya Rahane at five, KL Rahul at six who will also keep wickets. Then there will be Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, then there will be Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.”
The final of the World Test Championship is to begin on June 7 against Australia at the Kennington Oval.
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