Sunil Gavaskar selected Indian team’s playing-11 for the final, told why Ajinkya Rahane was selected

The Indian team for the ICC World Test Championship final has been announced. After a long time in Team India, experienced batsman Ajinkya Rahane returned. He remains at the center of discussion. Rahane has been selected after a stellar performance in the IPL followed by the Ranji Trophy. Former India coach Ravi Shastri is happy with the team selection, while Sunil Gavaskar has also selected his playing-11.

Gavaskar said in the program of Star Sports, “This was the only change needed in the Indian team. Team India needed another player instead of Shreyas Iyer. Rahane has not been selected in the team because of his form in IPL. He has come into the team after a stellar run in Ranji. He performed brilliantly in the domestic season for Mumbai. Now the big question is who will be selected in the playing-11? In the final match, the wicketkeeper will be KS Bharat or KL Rahul. We will have to wait for this.

Former India captain Gavaskar has also selected his playing-11 for the final. He has selected Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill as openers. He is followed by Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. For wicketkeeping, Gavaskar has chosen KL Rahul in place of KS Bharath. He has not kept Akshar Patel in the team. Gavaskar has kept Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj in his playing-11.

Playing-11 selected by Sunil Gavaskar for the World Test Championship final
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.

Indian team selected for World Test Championship final
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat .

The last time there was a defeat in the final of the Test Championship
The Indian team has reached the final of the World Test Championship for the second time in a row. He last faced defeat in 2021 against New Zealand in the title match. Team India performed brilliantly in the 2021-23 season of the Test Championship. They finished second in the points table behind Australia.