Former Indian Test vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane has been going through a rough patch in his career. His lean form has become a cause for concern for the Indian cricket team as the senior batter has averaged less than 20 over the last 2 years.
The middle-order batter has been struggling to score runs. He has managed only 819 runs in 19 Tests at an average of 24.08, with his only century coming during this period came in the Boxing Day Test against Australia in 2020. In the 2 Tests he played in 2022, Ajinkya Rahane managed to score just 68 runs as team India suffered a humiliating defeat against South Africa.
Several experts and fans have raised questions about his place in Team India’s Test team. In fact, he was removed from his position of Test vice-captain ahead of the series because of his poor form.
Meanwhile, the 33-year-old cricketer is looking determined and focused to make a strong comeback again. On Friday, Ajinkya Rahane took to his social media and shared a picture of himself with a strong message to his critics. He wrote:
“Never short on efforts.”
Here, check out his Instagram post:
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A few days back, Ajinkya Rahane had shared a clip of his intense workout session on his Instagram account. Sharing the video he wrote:
“Dedicated to the process”.
Here, watch the video:
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Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane is looking forward to playing in the Ranji Trophy and he is currently training with the Mumbai team. In order to regain the faith in selectors, Rahane needs a good Ranji Trophy season.
Mumbai domestic team’s head coach Amol Muzumdar recently revealed that Rahane is looking in great touch ahead of the Ranji Trophy. “Ajinkya is definitely looking forward to it. We have met a few times now, he has been practicing with the Mumbai team. He has had about couple of sessions already. Looked absolutely in fine touch,” Muzumdar was quoted as saying to PTI.
