Ajikya Rahane Team India World Test Championship IND vs AUS: Ajinkya Rahane has returned to Team India after a long time. He is part of the team for the World Test Championship final to be played between India and Australia. But the comeback will not be easy for Rahane. For them it will be no less than an ordeal. Rahane will have to prove himself with his performance in this match. Recently, Rahane had performed brilliantly in IPL 2023. Looking at his form, the Indian team has given him a chance.
Rahane has been called from the India team after a long wait of about 18 months. They will play against Australia starting on 7th June. Rahane, who is transitioning from the T20 format to Tests, wants to keep things simple and will hope that the excellent timing with which he scored runs in the IPL will continue to follow him in London.
Rahane is almost sure to get a place in the playing eleven. Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara were dropped early in 2022 after losing the series to South Africa. Pujara had already returned to the national team after performing brilliantly in county cricket. Rahane, who has played 82 Test matches so far, had to wait a long time to return to Team India. He returned to the national team after performing well in the Ranji Trophy and recently in the IPL.
But if Shreyas Iyer was not injured then it would have been difficult for Rahane to make a comeback. Iyer has proved himself in the middle order and in such a situation, when Rahane comes to the crease at the Oval, it will be a do or die situation for him. Rahane will have to perform well in any case to confirm his place in the team for the next series.
Under the captaincy of Rahane, India defeated Australia on its soil in 2021. Then he had impressed a lot with his farm and leadership skills. Rahane has been performing well against a strong team like Australia. It is a different matter that there has been a lack of consistency in his performance due to which his Test average is 38.52. Rahane will not have the pressure of captaincy in the World Test Championship final and in such a situation, his focus will be on batting. He would like to give a befitting reply to the critics with his bat.
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