India coach Rahul Dravid had a word of advice for Ajinkya Rahane ahead of WTC Final against Australia
Ajinkya Rahane is set to play his first Test in 18 months and a failure in the game could potentially be career- ending. India trainer Rahul Dravid had a word of advice for the educated batter.” originally it’s good to have him. We have had a many injuries which have presumably led to him having the occasion to come back into the team. Great for us to have someone of his quality back,” Dravid said.
“He brings obviously a lot of that experience, he brings proven performance in overseas conditions. Indeed in England he is played some atrocious innings for us.
“He brings atrocious catching in the slips as well to the group. He just brings his personality to the group as well which is really important. He is led the platoon to considerable success. And again, I wouldn’t want him to approach this as just a one- off.” Dravid said the 82 Test stager might go on to play numerous further five- day games for the country.
“occasionally you get dropped from brigades and you make a comeback and you can play for as long as you are playing well and as long as you are performing. It’s not written in gravestone or rule that you only get one match. He puts in a good performance, really shows what he is got.
“Who knows, indeed when people come back from injury, you no way know what can be. So again, from my point of view, it’s not really only about this match. Yes this match is important but also in the larger environment of effects there is a lot of justice to be played further down the road as well,” he said.
Team India and Chennai Super lords (CSK) batter Ajinkya Rahane is celebrating his 35th birthday on Tuesday and a day latterly he could be back in the ‘ whites ’ in Rohit Sharma’s side for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, starting at the Oval in London on Wednesday. Rahane has stormed back into the reckoning on the reverse of his emotional performances in domestic justice as well as his sensational show in the IPL 2023.
Rahane had the loftiest strike- rate against fast bowlers in IPL 2023 – scoring at over 232 – better than indeed Suryakumar Yadav. Head trainer Rahul Dravid revealed that Rahane shouldn’t consider the WTC Final as ‘ one- off game ’.
Rahane is set to play his first Test in 18 months and a failure in the game could potentially be career- ending. Dravid had a word of advice for the educated batter. “ originally it’s good to have him. We have had a many injuries which have presumably led to him having the occasion to come back into the team. Great for us to have someone of his quality back. He brings obviously a lot of that experience, he brings proven performance in overseas conditions. Indeed in England he is played some atrocious innings for us, ” Dravid told the media ahead of the WTC Final on Monday.
“He brings atrocious catching in the slips as well to the group. He just brings his personality to the group as well which is really important. He’s led the platoon to considerable success. And again, I wouldn’t want him to approach this as just a one- off, ” Team India head trainer added.
India lost the initial WTC final to New Zealand in 2021 and have been shamefaced of faltering in knockout games. “ No, not at all. I mean we do not feel any pressure in terms of trying to win an ICC jewel. Of course it would be nice to do it. It would be clearly nice to be suitable to win an ICC event. But also in the environment of effects, you look at this and you see this is the capstone of two times of work. It’s a capstone of a lot of success that gets you then. So there’s a lot of cons to take from that to see where you stand on the table. Winning series in Australia, drawing series then, being veritably competitive far and wide that this platoon has played in the world over the last five or six times, ” Dravid said.
“I suppose those are effects that will no way change just because you have or you don’t have an ICC jewel. That’s really the bigger picture, ” said Dravid. Know More Latest Cricket News…
