Fans on Twitter erupted in joy after senior batter Ajinkya Rahane returned to the Indian squad for the World Test Championship Final (WTC) final against Australia. They lauded the batter for making a great comeback and said that this will be the greatest return to the team.
Indian squad for the WTC Final 2023
The board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) have announced their 15-member squad for the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia. What has been the biggest news is senior player Ajinkya Rahane is back on the team.
Rahane last played for India in Tests in January 2022 and was dropped after that due to poor performances. He however, toiled hard and scored truckloads of runs in the domestic circuit, which forced BCCI to recall him into the team.
The squad will be led by Rohit Shame and interestingly no one has been named as the vice-captain of the team. Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara along with the skipper are the top-order batters in the team. Whereas Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul are the three middle-order batters.
KS Bharat has retained his place as a wicketkeeper in the team. Whereas Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur are the four all-rounders in the team. The fast bowling battery includes Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat.
Here’s India’s Test squad WTC final:
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.
Fans on Twitter react as Ajinkya Rahane returns in the Indian side for WTC final 2023
As Ajinkya Rahane returned in the Indian side for WTC final 2023, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They were delighted to see the batter making a comeback and gave some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:
Ajinkya Rahane included in the Indian team for the WTC final.
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— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 25, 2023
Good to see Ajinkya Rahane back Indian test team after quite some time Best wishes @ajinkyarahane88 @BCCI
— Arvind Raghava (@ArvindRaghava5) April 25, 2023
Expected 😍 https://t.co/E4NSgv0P6p
— PavantaRRRakⱽᵃˢᵗʰᵘⁿⁿᵃ (@PavanTarakroyal) April 25, 2023
Good 👍🏻 https://t.co/1zofjwSOc8
— Sandy (@Tarakfan0) April 25, 2023
Welcome back ajju 🥺💞 https://t.co/5tAETGymsu
— GOLU SENGAR (@Imgolusengar17) April 25, 2023
Welcome back Jinx.#AjinkyaRahane https://t.co/YQeL1vAtL0
— Election Tracker (@ElectionTracke7) April 25, 2023
Backing Rahane is a good decision 👏 https://t.co/GTn7HSo6NW
— Stunning Shivangi (@panditldki) April 25, 2023
This warms my dead heart https://t.co/HYN2l7lZeb
— Kartikeya (@kartikeya_is) April 25, 2023
RAHANE IS BACK 🔥 https://t.co/UUJ31OGheq
— AZHAN (@azhansays) April 25, 2023
Jinx is back 🔥 well deserved 💯#Rahane #wtcfinal #TeamIndia https://t.co/pftHii03kP
— S.Rahulkrishnan (@Rahulkrishnan_s) April 25, 2023
wowww RAHANEEEEE🥳🥳🥳❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/u7BU71z3J5
— stuti sitaula (@sitaula_stuti) April 25, 2023
biggest W of 2023 https://t.co/po7OXTnN2h
— CN (@CricNerd_) April 25, 2023
Good 👏👏 https://t.co/948ZcL4Mt8
— Harie (@Hari_Tarakk) April 25, 2023
Wooooooooooowz ……Gained it https://t.co/1bzjmvUZdf
— JeansPantఋషి (@jeanspantrushi) April 25, 2023
Imagine him scoring a comeback century at the oval🤌🔥 https://t.co/V1TfAP7ej2
— Mohit (@MohitB98) April 25, 2023
Good to see him back, all the best ✨♥️ https://t.co/zhCXRC5Sso
— September (@Septemberhere01) April 25, 2023
Don't think any single ICT fan would question this decision. Get him in the odi squad for no. 4 too 😤 https://t.co/Z7e0xJKX9J
— Harshal Galia 🇮🇳❤️ (@HarshGalia) April 25, 2023
Well done Rahane 💪
Thanks to #CSK and Dhoni saab too https://t.co/ynGUXmrfYy— Lefty (@lefty_here_) April 25, 2023
Rahane will have to sit on bench if Bharat does WK
If Rahul does WK , then only Rahane can be included in playing XI https://t.co/DsrWq6fPNI
— Virarsh (@Cheeku218) April 25, 2023
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What a Comeback.@ajinkyarahane88
Please be on Koo as well. https://t.co/COlWlsMcau
Advertisement— Mr X. Anonymous (@mr_xanonymous) April 25, 2023
Aussies will remind the knock at Melbourne. Unbeaten 112 and win the boxing day series against Australia. in Australia. @ajinkyarahane88 deserve the captaincy again. @BCCI #wtcfinal https://t.co/zmMssUN0vx
Advertisement— Nakul krishna (@mani__lionel) April 25, 2023
Woahhh!!🥳💛 https://t.co/zjHJmFeFGN
Advertisement— 𝓥 🦋 / 💛💛💛 (@Angelic_Shivi) April 25, 2023
Che pu and rahane🤌🔥 Welcome back jinx♥️ https://t.co/xzJ5wXtbgw
Advertisement— Bryce Walker (@Bunny181forever) April 25, 2023
Indians are Proud 🔥❤️ https://t.co/tPh52C57Zk
Advertisement— 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 😈 (@MonsterBaddie) April 25, 2023
best news #Rahane is back! https://t.co/niqV2y6qkg
Advertisement— Somesh (@TenDroolKar) April 25, 2023
Class player 👌🏻 https://t.co/18RIgu2GwJ
Advertisement— MEGA FAN😎 (@MegaGireesh) April 25, 2023
