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Ajinkya Rahane’s Road To Redemption Is A Fairy Tale Like No Other

Ajinkya Rahane has bounced back in style with consistent performances in the Indian Premier League. Given his outings in IPL 2023, the 34-year-old has made a comeback in the Indian Test team for the highly awaited World Test Championship (WTC) 2022 Final.

Rahane is named in India’s 15-man squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia. He is all set to be a part of the Rohit Sharma-led contingent, which is all set to square off against their Aussie counterparts at The Oval on 7th June. 

Ajinkya Rahane Indian Team Comeback

🚨 NEWS 🚨#TeamIndia squad for ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final announced.

Details 🔽 #WTC23 https://t.co/sz7F5ByfiU pic.twitter.com/KIcH530rOL

— BCCI (@BCCI) April 25, 2023

The former captain’s comeback story is nothing short of amazing as he joins the national team squad for the longest format of the game after a year-long exile. Rahane was dropped from the Indian test team squad after a poor run of low scores during the 2021-22 tour of South Africa. However, his spectacular form in the IPL 2023, as well as injuries to key players like Shreyas Iyer has seen the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) hand him a return to the national team set-up.

Featuring for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023, The Mumbai-based batter has been scoring runs for fun and at a fantastic strike rate.  It has seen him become a vital cog in CSK’s success this season, with his current form also making him one of the best Indian batsmen in the tournament.

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Ajinkya Rahane: India’s X Factor at WTC Final

Rahane has taken his game to another level, which also makes him a strong contender to find a place in the playing XI of the Indian team for the WTC final. His technique and temperament  along with the ability to maintain composure make him an ideal top-order batsman. 

His cool-headed approach and skill to take on pace and spin as well as play the anchor role makes him a valuable asset. With India’s batting line-up struggling to come up with consistent performances, Rahane’s inclusion in the Test is surelty squad could provide much-needed stability and balance. 

India’s Test squad for WTC final

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, K L Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.

India’s WTC final playing XI (Probable) 

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav

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