India’s former Test vice-captain even included himself in his all-time Indian Test XI but overlooked one of the best batters in the format, Kohli, who also left a massive impact as a captain as well. Earlier, KL Rahul suffers bizarre hit-wicket dismissal after first-innings duck against New Zealand A.
However, Rahane’s decision to leave out two of India's biggest modern-day legends, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma left many fans stunned. He first picked Dhoni as the captain and wicketkeeper of his all-time Indian Test XI. He explained that Dhoni deserved the role because the former India captain was his first skipper in international cricket.
Ajinkya Rahane picks himself ahead of Virat Kohli in his dream team
Interestingly, Rahane placed himself at No. 5, while Dhoni was selected at No. 6 to strengthen the middle order of his all-time Indian Test XI. The former India vice-captain also selected two of India's finest spin-bowling all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, in his team.
The biggest surprise in Rahane's selection was the absence of Kohli, as he has enjoyed a successful Test career with close to 10000 runs in the longest format of the game.
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The right-handed batter had last played Test cricket for India during the two-match Test series against the West Indies in 2023. He was subsequently dropped from the Test team, and he scored only 8 runs in his final international outings.
Rahane finished his Test career with 5,077 runs in 85 matches at an average of 38.46. He also played 90 ODIs for India, scoring 2,962 runs, and 375 runs in 20 T20Is.
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