WTC Final 2023: Former captain makes a comeback after a gap of 15 months

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The All-India Senior Selection Committee (AICC) on April 25 (Tuesday) announced the senior men's national squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia.

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In what came as a big surprise, veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane returned to the Indian setup and was named in the 15-member squad.

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Rahane performed well with the bat in domestic cricket. He scored 634 runs in seven Ranji Trophy matches. He smashed one fifty and two centuries.

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Rahane has played 82 Test matches for India. He has scored over 5,000 runs with the help of 12 centuries.

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Rahane has scored 729 runs in 15 Test matches in England. he averages 26 with the bat on English soil.

Ajinkya Rahane led India to a Test series win in 2020-21 in Australia in the absence of Virat Kohli.

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Against Australia, Rahane has scored 1,090 runs in 17 Test matches with the help of two centuries.

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In IPL 2023 so far, Rahane has scored 209 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 199.05.

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