Rahane, KL Rahul in India World Test Championship squad

[Texan]

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.

[Texan]

https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2023/news/55556001/india-squad-for-icc-world-test-championship-2023-final

[Texan]

One question only: who is going to score runs now? 

[Number]

If selecting SKY in Tests for his T20I form was bad, selectors have gone one step further to select Rahane in WTC squad for his 3-4 IPL innings. 

Indian Cricket at the moment is a circus. The clowns running it have no idea of formats.

[Stuge]

8 minutes ago, Number said:

If selecting SKY in Tests for his T20I form was bad, selectors have gone one step further to select Rahane in WTC squad for his 3-4 IPL innings. 

Indian Cricket at the moment is a circus. The clowns running it have no idea of formats.

Indian selectors are pack of jokers

[deepdynamo]

Expected XI
Rohit
Gill
Pujara

Virat

Rahane
Rahul
Jadeja
Shardul
Umesh

Shami
Siraj

Reserves
K S Bharath
Axar
Ashwin

Unadkat

[singhvivek141]

5 minutes ago, deepdynamo said:

Expected XI
Rohit
Gill
Pujara

Virat

Rahane
Rahul
Jadeja
Shardul
Umesh

Shami
Siraj

Reserves
K S Bharath
Axar
Ashwin

Unadkat

Given the habit of selectors...I am sure they will include Ashwin, Bharat and drop Umesh/Shardul, Gill.

[AuxiliA]

Now watch Rohit get injured and Rahane be the captain for the Final. 

[Sgattick10]

How is Rahane back? Selectors don't learn.. Do they? 

[Bigg Brother]

We are back where we started..LOL, Is there any difference in squad of WTC final '21 and '23??

[AuxiliA]

16 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

We are back where we started..LOL, Is there any difference in squad of WTC final '21 and '23??

 

Well now we are weaker and the opponent is stronger. 

[SandeepMotta]

Indian Cricket team has become a joke. They select players for test team based on Ipl performance and its the same players who are recycled without letting any younger players come in. 

[Lone Wolf]

Bowling attack looks so washed up.  Even batting is devoid of any young talent. 

Extremely low expectations this time.  I hope they don't lose by a inns or best outcome rain saves the day & we get a joint trophy. 

 

Either way selectors BCCI won't take bold calls in next cycle starting in WI. 

[sarchasm]

Metaphorically, you can say the entirety of BCCI starting from Seletors to the chapraasi have taken a massive dump on Indian cricket fans. No other way to put it.

[Mosher]

Lord Rahane

[Sandz]

IPL is the gateway to everything! One day we will be picking our Olympic squad from IPL!

[LordPrabhzy]

why bother with Ranji or any domestic tournaments.. scrap the whole damn lot and have a year long IPL where people are picked for Tests and ODIs

[Lone Wolf]

Net bowlers 

 

[Majestic]

Rahane has his eyes focus on 100 tests landmark.

 

Rahul at age of 40 eyeing for 100 tests landmark too 

[Lone Wolf]

42 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

why bother with Ranji or any domestic tournaments.. scrap the whole damn lot and have a year long IPL where people are picked for Tests and ODIs

With no A tours for past year or so...  Ranji performances should be taken with a grain of salt.   Sarfaraz was barely able to touch the ball in IPL & when NZ A toured he was horrible. 

Only Int'l standard middle order batter we have right now is Patidar who is injured.