Last Update: April 25, 2023, 11:45 AM IST
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Ajinkya Rahane was named in India’s 15-man squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia
Fans were in a celebratory mood after former India skipper Ajinkya Rahane was included in the Indian squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia to be held at The Oval from June 7 to 11. Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday.
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Rahane’s return after 15 months was expected as Shreyas Iyer’s back injury ruled him out of the grand finale.
Here’s how fans reacted to Rahane’s inclusion:
At this rate Rahane will play 2023 WC and 2024 T20 WC as well- Pallavi Paul (@Pallavi_paul21) April 25, 2023
Also, now that Rahane has been picked, he is expected to convert his IPL form into Test cricket. Apart from the WTC final, India is touring South Africa for a few Test matches in December.
— Sparsh Telang (@_cricketsparsh) April 25, 2023
Sky got selected in the Test team on the basis of his T20I performance and now Rahane is selected for the WTC final on the basis of his IPL performance. I don’t know when will our selectors learn to stop mixing formats? #wtc final– Karan Chhabra (@ChhabraKkc) April 25, 2023
Pant and Bumrah’s unavailability is a big blow for India. Also, why is Rahane in the team? Reasons for IPL performance
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— 4️⃣5️⃣ (@Darling__Addict) April 25, 2023
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Iyer has undergone surgery in the UK for a stress fracture in his lower back.
Rahane played the last of his 82 Test matches in January 2022 against South Africa in Cape Town.
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The rest of the team, led by Rohit Sharma, was as expected.
KS Bharath is the lone specialist wicketkeeper while Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, who were part of the home series against Australia, have been left out of the current squad.
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India’s Test Team WTC Final: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
(with inputs from agencies)
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