India vs Australia: Ajinkya Rahane has an opportunity to equal MS Dhoni’s file in Sydney Test

Team India is sweating it out within the nets as they gear up for the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy towards Australia. The match commences on Thursday on the Sydney Cricket Ground and all eyes can be as soon as once more on stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane who guided the Indians to a well-known win within the Boxing Day Test.Rahane took cost within the absence of Virat Kohli and impressed the workforce to return out of the Adelaide debacle and switch the fortunes in Melbourne. He stepped up with a combating hundred that helped India degree the collection. The vacationers are actually raring to go for the subsequent sport. If they handle to register one other win in Sydney, it’s going to assist Ajinkya Rahane equal the file of former captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni of profitable their first 4 Test matches as skipper. Dhoni achieved this feat after taking on the captaincy from Anil Kumble in 2008.Rahane has 100% monitor file as India’s captain in Tests. The workforce has received three matches – vs Australia in 2017, vs Afghanistan in 2018 and vs Australia on 2020 – beneath his management.ALSO READ | ‘That is what Test cricket is all about’: Justin Langer identifies India’s ‘greatest strength’The stand-in captain can also be on the verge of finishing 1,000 Test runs on Australia soil. To attain this feat, he wants 203 runs with the present tally of 797 runs. If he manages to take action within the third Test, he’ll turn into the fifth Indian within the checklist.In abroad matches, Rahane has 2891 Test runs to his identify. That means, he’s simply 109 runs behind the landmark of 3000. So far, 9 Indians have scored 3,000+ Test runs exterior India. Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is on the highest of the checklist of most runs scored by an India batsman away from residence. The grasp blaster had scored 8705 runs in 106 matches.The vacationers even have an opportunity of ending a 42-year-old draught on the SCG. India have managed only one win out 12 video games performed at this venue and misplaced 6. Their solely victory in Sydney got here in 1978 beneath the management of Bishan Singh Bedi. India had defeated Australia by an innings and a couple of runs.ALSO READ | KL Rahul dominated out of ongoing Test collection towards Australia on account of injuryBack in 2019, the Kohli-led India got here shut to change the file books as they had been ready to beat Australia. India scored a mammoth 622 and compelled a follow-on over the Aussies, who had been bowled out for 300. Unfortunately, the rain performed the spoilsport and the sport led to a draw.