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WTC 2023 Final: Ajinkya Rahane Returns As Team India Announce 15-Member Squad

Unnati MadanBy Unnati Madan25/04/2023Updated:25/04/2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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WTC 2023 Final: On Tuesday, the All-India Senior Selection Committee revealed the 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final against Australia. The much-awaited WTC Final will kickstart from 7th – 11th June (12th June is reserve day) at The Oval. Earlier this year, India had booked their place in the final following a 2-1 series win at home against Australia.

Ajinkya Rahane Returns To The Test Squad

Ajinkya Rahane, who has been out of the Indian Test scene since January 2022, has finally earned his place in India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming World Test Championship final against Australia in June.

Rahane last played for Team India in the Cape Town Test against South Africa last year, where he made 9 and 1, and ever since then he has not played a Test match because of his poor run of form. He was dropped from the Test series against Sri Lanka.

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However, after recovering from his injuries, Rahane went on to play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and ended as the leading scorer in the Ranji Trophy, with 634 runs from seven matches, including a double-century against Hyderabad, and 191 against Assam.

Not just this, Rahane has surprised everyone with his stunning form in the ongoing 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League, where he is plying his trade for the Chennai Super Kings.

Shubman Gill To Open With Rohit Sharma

Besides Rahane, left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat has retained his place in the 5-man pace attack, which also has Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Umesh Yadav.

Shubman Gill is expected to open the innings alongside eft-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat has retained his place in the 5-man pace attack, which also has Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Umesh Yadav. Ishan Kishan, who was part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has been dropped.

Squads For WTC 2023 Final:

India’s Test squad WTC final 2023:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), 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.

Australia’s Test Squad WTC final 2023:

Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vice-captain), Mitchell Starc, David Warner

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Unnati is a passionate cricket writer with a deep love and understanding of the game. As a female cricket writer, she brings a unique perspective to the sport, having had to overcome various challenges to pursue her passion for cricket. She has an experience of more than 5 years in the field of cricket writing.

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