However, after performing admirably for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, the 34-year-old returned.
Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ishan Kishan were notable absentees from the Indian squad that faced Australia in the third and fourth Tests, while Shreyas Iyer was unable to play due to injury. Along with Rahane, all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been named to the WTC final squad.
With Iyer out due to injury, the selection committee decided to recall veteran Rahane. Because of his outstanding performance with the bat for CSK in the IPL, the experienced batter had become the talk of the town in the Indian cricketing community.
Rahane has accumulated a whopping 209 runs at an average of 52.25 this season. These runs have been scored at an astounding strike rate of 199.04. He is currently third on the league’s top scorers list.
source: @criccrazyjohns
India squad for WTC final against Australia: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.
The summit clash between India and Australia will take place at the Oval in London from June 7 to June 11. The recent Border-Gavaskar Test series between the two sides ended with Rohit Sharma’s men winning 2-1. Things are expected to be more difficult for the team away from home.
