Rahane will take advantage of his return to the Test team: Ganguly
Hailing Ajinkya Rahane’s return to the Indian team, former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hoped that the veteran batsman would make the most of the opportunity in next month’s World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. The 34-year-old Rahane has made a comeback to the Indian Test team after 18 months on the back of a stellar performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League. The WTC final is to be held at the Oval in London from June 7 to 11. Former India captain Ganguly said during a promotional event here, “I have always liked him. He has always been a good player for India.
The Chennai Super Kings batsman has scored 224 runs in six innings in the ongoing IPL at an average of 44.80 and a strike rate of over 189. “Opportunities don’t come everyday and if he gets a chance to make it to the playing XI during the WTC final, he will make the most of it so I wish him all the best,” Ganguly said. termed the injury as unfortunate as he has been ruled out of the match due to thigh surgery.
“It is unfortunate, I have read that it is an injury that will keep him out of the IPL as well as the WTC final. Only the physio can tell how the condition of the injury is. Injuries are a part of the game.” Ganguly said, “These boys keep playing throughout the year so injuries will happen. I wish him a speedy recovery. ”The Delhi Capitals mentor said that he has not given up hope of making it to the playoffs in the IPL. He said, “We have won three in the last five matches. We have five more matches to play, it is possible that we will win all five matches.
