Ajinkya Rahane is being tipped by a couple of part of followers to be the subsequent Indian Test captain, however some former cricketers have additionally demanded that Rahane earn his place extra within the facet.
“My issue with Rahane the captain is Rahane the batsman. After that 100 in Melbourne his scores are – 27*, 22, 4, 37, 24, 1 & 0. After a 100, class players carry their form & carry the burden of players out of form,” tweeted Sanjay Manjrekar.
My problem with Rahane the captain is Rahane the batsman.After that 100 in Melbourne his scores are – 27*, 22, 4, 37, 24, 1 & 0. After a 100, class gamers carry their kind & carry the burden of gamers off form. #INDvENG
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) February 9, 2021
Deep Dasgupta, former Indian wicketkeeper, stated on Sports Today, “Ajinkya Rahane has to lift his recreation, there aren’t any two methods about it. You would need your prime order (to carry out) and it was the primary innings (the place India misplaced the sport). At the top of the day it was the first innings the place it’s best to have scored extra runs.
Skipper Virat Kohli, requested about Rahane’s place on the facet after the first Test, stated: “Look, if you’re trying to dig something out, you’re not going to get anything because there is nothing.”
“Ajinkya, and I’ve said this many a time in the past as well, that along with Pujara, he is our most important Test batsman and he’s going to continue to be. We believe in his abilities; we have believed in his abilities for a long time. He’s an impact player. If you talk about the MCG Test, he stood up and scored a hundred there when the team wanted it most.”
Kohli added about Rahane’s efficiency in Chennai: “Here’s it’s just one Test, two innings. Today, you can put that innings aside but in the first innings, he wanted to score a boundary. It was a brilliant catch from Joe that got rid of him. So if that goes to the boundary and he gets runs, we would not have been having this conversation. There are absolutely no issues, everyone is playing really well.”
