BCCI has announced the Indian team for the final of the World Test Championship. There is no shocking name in the team, but the return of senior cricketer Ajinkya Rahane will strengthen the team once again. Rahane, 34, played his last Test in January 2022. In such a situation, the question arises whether he got a place in the team again only on the basis of 5 innings of IPL, so let us tell you about it.

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Before IPL, Ajinkya Rahane had also appeared in first class tournament Ranji Trophy. Here he also proved himself by scoring runs. Rahane, captaining Mumbai, scored 634 runs in 11 innings of 7 matches at an average of 58. Had scored 2 centuries and a half century. It also included a big innings of 204 runs. On the other hand, Sarfaraz Ahmed, playing from Mumbai, scored 556 runs in 9 innings of 6 matches. Had scored 3 centuries and a half century. Rahane had also said during the Ranji Trophy that it is not easy for anyone to perform well in the middle order in Tests in India. From Virat Kohli to Cheteshwar Pujara have had to struggle.

Why Was Ajinkya Rahane Preferred Over Sarfaraz Ahmed?

In such a situation, the question arises that why Ajinkya Rahane was given preference over Sarfaraz Ahmed, while he is continuously performing well in domestic cricket. The thing to note here is that Shreyas Iyer is still injured. In such a situation, if he had remained fit, Rahane would hardly have got a place in the team. The second reason is that Rahane has a lot of experience. He has already played in England and his performance against Australia is also good. In such a situation, the selectors have preferred experience for an important match like the final.

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Ajinkya Rahane has experience of playing 82 Tests and has also scored around 5000 runs. This includes 12 centuries and 25 half-centuries. If we look at Rahane’s England Test record, he has scored 729 runs in 29 innings of 15 Tests at an average of 26. Has hit a century and 5 half-centuries. 103 runs is the best performance. Talking about first class cricket, Ajinkya Rahane has played 39 centuries.

Rahane Captained Australia in the Absence of Virat Kohli in 2020-21

Ajinkya Rahane captained Australia in the absence of Virat Kohli in 2020-21 and played an important role in helping Team India win the series. Against Australia, Rahane has scored 1090 runs in 32 innings of 17 Tests at an average of 38. Has scored 2 centuries and 5 half-centuries. It also includes the best performance of 147 runs. Talking about IPL 2023, Rahane has scored more than 200 runs at a strike rate of 200. It also includes a half-century off 19 balls.