Ajinkya rahane

But fast forward to February 9, the right-handed batsman from Mumbai is facing criticism on the social media for his batting performance against England in the opening Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The right-handed batsman failed badly in both the innings of the Chennai Test as he could post scores of 1 and 0 in the two innings of the match. India vs England: Joe Root leaves Twitterati spellbound with his stunning one-handed catch of Ajinkya Rahane In the first innings, Rahane was dismissed by English off-spinner Dom Bess for 1, courtesy a stupendous catch by captain Joe Root at the cover. He failed to even get off the mark in the second innings after facing just 3 deliveries in his short stay at the crease. Having been pushed on the back foot on the previous delivery when he escaped a leg before dismissal, Rahane was clean bowled by a superb reverse swinging delivery from England's star pacer James Anderson. Rahane failed to read the line of the ball which reverse swung right … [Read more...] about India vs England: Sanjay Manjrekar criticises Ajinkya Rahane’s batting after poor show in Chennai Test

Ajinkya Rahane was the toast of the country 20 days back and now fans want him replaced – this again proves cricket is the ultimate leveler. Rahane scored one in his two outings at the Chepauk in the first Test against England. The vice-captain of the side was expected to come good with the team in trouble, but he could not. Former India cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar slammed the cricketer and showed his stats from his last eight appearances. Apart from the match-winning 112 at MCG, there is no 50+ score and that is the worry according to Manjrekar – who is questioning Rahane the batsman, and not the captain. 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. #INDvENG Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) February 9, 2021 Despite his low scores recently, India captain Virat … [Read more...] about Sanjay Manjrekar Slams Ajinkya Rahane Following Failure in 1st Test in Chennai vs England

England's winning start against India in their ICC World Test Championship series has kept alive the visiting side's hopes of making the final of the nine-team competition. Rahane on Friday said the team will have to wait and watch how the pitch behaves in the first session. The right-handed batsman wants to forget the loss in the first Test start afresh when India take on England on Saturday. "The pitch looks completely different, I am sure it will turn from day one. We will have to wait and see how it behaves in the first session and take it from there. We have to forget what happened in the first Test and focus on this and play good cricket," said Rahane during the virtual press conference. "And we know these conditions really well. We have to put our best foot forward tomorrow and play as a team. I thought our spinners bowled well in the 1st Test. If you see the second innings, especially Ashwin bowled really well, there is not much concern over their performance," he added. … [Read more...] about India vs England, 2nd Test: Ajinkya Rahane supports spinners, eyes a pitch that spins from Day 1

Team India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane feels that the players have to forget what happened in the first Test and move forward in the series. India suffered a humiliating 227-run defeat in the opening Test match at a dusty surface of MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The second match of the series will also be played on the same ground. The first Test match pitch faced massive scrutiny for his dusty surface. While the fresh pitch, with a darker and drier look, promises to be a spinners’ paradise in the game starting Saturday. Rahane claims that the new pitch will offer turn from the first day of the game. “Yeah, it looks completely different. I am sure it will turn from day 1 but again as I have said before the first Test match, you have to wait and see how it plays in the first session and take it from there on,” Rahane said at the pre-match virtual conference on Friday. “…but yeah we have to forget what happened in the first Test. We know these conditions really well and … [Read more...] about India vs England: Ajinkya Rahane Gives Massive Update on What Chennai Pitch Will Offer in 2nd Test

India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has refused to be drawn into the controversy surrounding the allegations of communal bias against domestic stalwart Wasim Jaffer. During a media interaction on Friday, Rahane said he has no idea about the issue and so will not be commenting. “Sir, I don’t have an idea regarding this issue, what has happened, so I don’t think that I should comment on this topic, because I don’t have an idea,” Rahane said at the virtual press conference on the eve of the second Test against England in Chennai. The controversy erupted after Jaffer resigned as Uttarakhand head coach on Tuesday citing “interference and bias of selectors and the association’s secretary for non-deserving players” as the reason. And Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) officials shot back alleging the former India batsman favoured Muslim players in the team. In response to that, Jaffer, is the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy history, called up a press conference to clariy the … [Read more...] about Ajinkya Rahane Refuses to Comment on Wasim Jaffer Communal Bias Controversy