2023-05-08 13:16:54
Mumbai: KL Rahul has confirmed that he will not play in the World Test Championship final against Australia at the Oval in England in June. KL Rahul was injured during the IPL. With this, it was already clear that Lucknow Super Giants captain Rahul will miss the IPL season as well. Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan has been included in the Indian team instead of KL Rahul.
BCCI has appointed Ruturaj Gaekwad, Mukesh Kumar and Suryakumar Yadav as standby players. Meanwhile, no decision has been made regarding the injured Jaydev Unadghat and Umesh Yadav. The BCCI said that they will take a decision on both of them later. Ajinkya Rahane, who has been in brilliant form in the IPL, has returned to the Test team after a gap of fifteen months.
Earlier, when the Indian team for the World Championship was announced, Rahane’s return was the talk of the town. The team was announced without the injured Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah. KS Bharat was retained as the wicket keeper while Shardul Thakur joined the team as a pace all-rounder. Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar are the spinners in the team. In the Rohit Sharma-led team, Subhman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane will strengthen the batting.
Indian Team: Rohit Sharma(captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat(wicket keeper), Ravichandra Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wicket keeper).
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Last Updated May 8, 2023, 6:52 PM IST
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