‘Agarkar Was Not Ready to Talk’- Ajinkya Rahane opens up about his Shocking Snub from the Test Team

Former Indian Captain Ajinkya Rahane came up serious revelation over the Selection Committee head Ajit Agarkar for his Shocking snub from the test team, Ajinkya Rahane who played for India two years ago, Conveyed his interest in playing for India once again in his recent Interview with Indian Express. 

Ajinkya Rahane made a comeback into the test team after a year-long hiatus back in 2023 after having a wonderful season with Chennai Super Kings, He was picked for the test team, and Rahane had an Instant impact in the WTC finals being India’s top scorer in the finals despite on the losing side, Rahane test bout continued for two more series one with West Indies following a South Africa tour, Once that Series was over teams started preparing for the ODI World Cup that year and no test series was for extended months.

Once the World Cup was over India faced England for a 5-match test series at home where Ajinkya Rahane who had a decent outing in the last two test series was shockingly snubbed, the reason being Selection Committee prefers youngsters over the experience was said at the Press meet, Rahane was shocked to see him being dropped. 

"When I was dropped a few years ago, I made runs and was picked for the World Test Championship final and then was dropped again. But what is in my control? To play. I did well in domestic cricket and the IPL and was called again. Whenever an experienced player makes a comeback, one knows that he will get 2-3 series. I knew that South Africa was a challenging series and I was expecting a call, but I wasn't picked. I felt bad because I have been serving for so long," he said.

No Selectors Were Ready to Speak

When Rahane was Asked whether he was ready to hear the reason for his snub, He added that he wouldn’t do this more often asking why I was Dropped, But in this case, he was ready for a one-on-one talk with the selectors, but surprisingly no one was ready to talk about this from Ajit Agarkar to rest of his committee.

"I'm not the person who will go and ask why I'm being dropped. There was no communication. Many said 'Go and talk' but one can only talk when the other person is ready to talk. If he is not ready, there is no point fighting. I wanted to talk one on one. I never messaged. I felt odd when I was dropped after the WTC final because I had worked hard for it. I thought I would be there for the next series. There is no point in cribbing. I can only do what is in my hands. There is a belief that I will make a comeback," he said