BCCI: Two senior cricketers of the Indian team, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, have been out of the team for a long time. Talking about Pujara, he was last seen in the final of the World Test Championship against Australia last year. After this, he was dropped from the team. Something similar has been the case with Rahane as well.

This right-handed batsman has not appeared in a single international match since the 2023 Test series against West Indies. The team management's thinking behind excluding both of them from the team is that now they will give more opportunities to young players. That means Pujara and Rahane are also out of the Test scheme. Considering the contribution of both the veterans, BCCI can give them a farewell match. Let's know when this can happen.

Rahane and Pujara permanently discharged from Team India!

India's two Test specialist batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have made a very important contribution to their team in the last decade. Whenever the team has been in trouble, these two stalwarts have emerged as troubleshooters for Team India. Both of them have won many matches for the Indian team on the strength of their aggressive batting, and have also saved the team from defeat in many matches.

However, it has been more than a year since both of them represented their team in international cricket. Now that India has many options, Pujara-Rahane's career seems to be over now. BCCI may play them in the upcoming Test series against New Zealand to give them a farewell. Both players can take their farewell during the last Test.

BCCI will give both the players a chance for farewell

Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 7195 runs for India in 103 Tests with the help of 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries. On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane has scored 5077 runs in 85 Tests with the help of 12 centuries and 26 half-centuries. The Mumbai batsman has 2962 runs in 90 ODIs.

Considering the contributions of both of them, BCCI can give them a farewell match so that they can bid farewell with respect. This tradition is quite old in Team India.