On Tuesday, April 25, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) finalized the Indian squad for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final and it has witnessed the return of veteran cricketer Ajinkya Rahane. Notably, Rahane has returned to the Indian Test team after a gap of more than one year. He last featured in the South Africa Test series in January 2022. Rahane’s form for CSK in IPL, albeit in an entirely different format, is believed to be the biggest reason behind his comeback.
Reflecting on the same, former opener, Aakash Chopra has stated that he is very happy to see Rahane making a comeback but also pointed out the exit of Suryakumar Yadav from the squad. Notably, Suryakumar Yadav was part of the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy but has suddenly dropped without an extended run.
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In his recent tweet, Aakash Chopra wrote: “Happy for Rahane. But how does the SKY inclusion-exclusion make sense?? Select kyon kiya…kar liya toh ek match ke baad drop kyon kiya? (Why did you select him in the first place.. Since you did, why did you drop him after just one match?”
Happy for Rahane. But how does the SKY inclusion-exclusion make sense?? Select kyon kiya…kar liya toh ek match ke baad drop kyon kiya?
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 25, 2023
Meanwhile, in the last Ranji Trophy season, Ajinkya Rahane scored 634 runs in just seven matches. Based on his form in red-ball cricket and also because of his ongoing purple patch in the ongoing IPL, the former vice-captain has got back into the squad. Notably, in the absence of Shreyas Iyer, it is very likely that Rahane will get into the playing XI in the WTC final against Australia.
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When it comes to Suryakumar Yadav, he made his Test debut in Nagpur against Australia but couldn’t make any significant impact. He got dismissed for eight and later, never got another opportunity to prove himself. Just like Suryakumar, Ishan Kishan too has been dropped from the Test squad. He was also part of the Test series against Australia and has been dropped.
