Happy For Rahane, But How Does The Suryakumar Inclusion-Exclusion Make Sense? – Aakash Chopra

Ajinkya Rahane, the seasoned batter, has returned to the Indian team for the next World Test Championship final and commentator Aakash Chopra is happy about it. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced this decision on Tuesday, April 25. Notably, the 34-year-old was released from the BCCI contract after being sacked from the team in January 2022. The Mumbai-born cricketer battled back in the Ranji Trophy after being dropped and is now back in the mix.

Aakash Chopra, the former cricketer turned commentator commented on the situation and said he was pleased to see Rahane return. He also drew attention to Suryakumar Yadav‘s departure from the team. Suryakumar Yadav, prominently involved in the just-finished Border-Gavaskar Trophy, was abruptly dropped without an extended run.

“Why Did You Drop Him”, Says Aakash Chopra

Rahane scored 634 runs in just seven games during the most recent Ranji Trophy season. The former vice-captain has been reinserted into the lineup based on his performance in red-ball cricket. And his current good fortune in the ongoing IPL. Notably, Rahane is extremely likely to be included in the starting XI for the WTC final against Australia without Shreyas Iyer.

Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut against Australia in Nagpur, although he could not have a big effect. He was fired for eight days and never had another chance to redeem himself. Ishan Kishan has also been removed from the Test team, similar to Suryakumar.

Ajinkya Rahane’s Inclusion In The Squad

Additionally, he participated in the Test series against Australia before being dropped. In the meantime, Ajinkya Rahane has been selected for the India team for the WTC final. The news coincides with his scorching performance in the IPL 2023, where he scored 209 runs in five games at an incredible strike rate of 199.

The right-handed batter recently played against Assam in the Ranji Trophy and scored 191. The Mumbai hitter has a respectable Tests record in England. In his 15 Test matches thus far, he has scored 729 runs, including a century and five fifty-scores.

The 34-year-old has scored 884 runs in 12 Tests, including two tons and four half-centuries, for an average of 42.10 against Australia.

India Squad For 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, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat