What Next For ‘Vice-Captain’ Ajinkya Rahane? | Cricket News

One of the best Indian batters, particularly in abroad situations, Ajinkya Rahane marked his Test return with a bang, scoring curcial runs for the nationwide group within the World Test Championship remaining. Though India misplaced the title to Australia, Rahane’s performances earned him a call-up for the West Indies tour, that too within the position of ‘vice-captain’, a designation he had misplaced roughly a yr in the past. But, with Rahane failing to fireside within the two Tests towards West Indies, questions come up on the choice committee’s choice at hand him the group’s vice-captaincy.

One of the veterans of the sport, Rahane has accomplished wonders for India at any time when he has been requested to take up the management position. The method during which Rahane led the group in 2019-20 Border-Gavaskar trophy, earned him loads of plaudits.

But, since that marketing campaign, it was all downhill for the right-handed batter. The BCCI choice committee’s choice at hand him the group’s vice-captaincy for the West Indies sequence wasn’t a choice that was welcomed by all.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly expressed his astonishment on the choice, suggesting Ravindra Jadeja would’ve been a better option for the position.

“I won’t say it’s a step backward. You have been out for 18 months, then you play a Test and you become a vice-captain. I don’t understand the thought process behind it. There is Ravindra Jadeja, who has been there for a long time and a certainty in Test matches, he is a candidate,” Ganguly had instructed PTI after the Test squad for the Caribbean tour was introduced.

In the sequence, Rahane solely scored 3 and eight within the two innings (one in every Test), with the below-par present triggering a debate over his future within the group.

The proven fact that Rahane is not only a member of the group but in addition the ‘vice-captain’ makes it much more troublesome for the choice committee to drop him.

In truth, India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour had already confirmed that the batter will likely be part of the group for the South Africa tour.

“He played really well in the WTC final. He has always been a good player. He was dropped because of bad form. When it comes to technique, you constantly work on that but what stood out for me that he was much more calm in his approach. “He was enjoying late and near the physique. That has been the standout factor since his comeback. He remains to be batting the identical manner within the nets. We hope he’ll do effectively. Conditions in South Africa, you have to someone like him to come back good,” he had said in a press conference.

While the West Indies series didn’t reap the rewards that Rahane’s selection had indicated, another failure in South Africa could push the player out of the team once again.