Rahul Dravid said a big thing about Ajinkya Rahane. (BCCI photo)
New Delhi: Team coach Rahul Dravid has given a sigh of relief to Ajinkya Rahane, who returned to India’s Test team after almost one and a half years after showing a brilliant game in domestic cricket. Rahane has been selected in the Indian team for the final of the ICC World Test Championship starting against Australia from June 7. Rahane was once the vice-captain of Team India but then he was dropped from the team due to poor form. Now he is back. Dravid has said that the final is not the only chance for Rahane.
Actually, Rahane got a place in the team due to the injury of Mumbai’s Shreyas Iyer. Iyer replaced Rahane in the Test team. Iyer was injured before the IPL and hence will not be able to play in the final of the Test Championship. Rahane has come in his place. In such a situation, the question was in everyone’s mind whether Rahane would go out after Iyer’s arrival or not.
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‘Not the last chance’
Dravid said about Rahane in the press conference on Monday that if you do well on your return then you can play in the long team. Dravid said in a clear tone that it is not written anywhere that you will get a match. The coach clearly said that if Rahane performs well and shows how much talent he has, then no one knows what could happen. Dravid also expressed happiness over Rahane’s return to the team and said that it is good to have him in the team.
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Dravid said that Rahane has a lot of experience and has proved himself. The coach said that Rahane has played some great innings in England as well and his catching in the slips is excellent. Dravid said that Rahane has captained the team and also brought success and hence it is good to have him in the team.
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won under the captaincy
Rahane once used to be the main link of Team India’s batting. He has saved India many times with his bat and won them. Rahane used to be the vice-captain when Virat Kohli was the captain of the team. When the Indian team was on a tour of Australia in 2020-21, Kohli returned home for the birth of his daughter and then Rahane captained the team. In this series, India came back after losing the first match and defeated Australia. Was defeated for the second time in a row in his house.
