Cheteshwar Pujara: Indian cricket team veteran Test batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been out of Team India for a long time. However, before any major trophy or tournament, they return to the team due to experience. Earlier also, there was a return to Team India for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023. However, after this Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped from the team and Rahane was given a chance on the West Indies tour, but after being a flop there, he was also dropped from the team.

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane may be cut from their cards

Team India's veteran batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been sidelined by BCCI from the recently held Duleep Trophy. Team India's selectors want Sarfaraz Khan and wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel to be given a chance in the team instead of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane.

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are sidelines by BCCI for the Duleep Trophy.

That means BCCI isn't considering them for the BGT.Still believe,Pujara was the standout performer in the last two tours and we shouldn't ignore his numbers in Australia.pic.twitter.com/kuP2j2oTxe

— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) August 12, 2024

May be out of Australia tour

The Indian cricket team has to play a five-match Border-Gavaskar Test series on the Australia tour. The Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision to drop Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane from the Duleep Trophy and give wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan a chance in Team India in their place shows that BCCI secretary Jay Shah no longer wants these two players to return to Team India.

Team India could be like this on Australia tour

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rituraj Gaikwad, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin.