Border Gavaskar Trophy: Team India's biggest test of this year is about to start. Team India has to play Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia this year.
This time this series will be played for 5 matches.
After which the veteran players of Team India can announce their retirement. This series is very important for Team India because Team India's way to the final of the World Test Championship for the third time depends on this series.
Rahane-Pujara can retire after Border Gavaskar Trophy
Let us tell you, two veteran players of Team India can retire after Border Gavaskar. These players are none other than batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and captain Ajinkya Rahane, who played an important role in winning the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia last time.
Both the players have not been getting a chance in the team for some time and the team management has made it clear that now they have risen above these two players and want to give a chance to new players, in view of which they can retire.
Both the players are being dropped from the team
Both these players played in the final of the World Test Championship against Australia last year, after which both were dropped due to their poor performance, after which they have not been able to return to the team. At the same time, both of them were expected to get a chance in this Border Gavaskar, but due to not getting a chance in this series as well, now both of them can retire.
Such has been the performance of both
At the same time, if the performance of both of them is seen in Tests, then their performance is quite good. Ajinkya Rahane has played 85 Test matches, in which he has scored 5077 runs in 144 innings at an average of 38.5. This includes 12 half-centuries and 27 centuries. Pujara has scored 7195 runs in 176 innings of 103 matches for India at an average of 43.6. In which he has scored 35 fifties and 19 centuries.
