Highlights:
- Ajinkya Rahane’s form before the first Test match against New Zealand is being questioned.
- However, Rahane said concerns about his form were unfounded.
- “Contributing to a match does not mean hitting a century in every match,” he said.
“I am not worried about my form,” Rahane said before the first Test against New Zealand. My job is to contribute as much as possible to the team. Contributing doesn’t mean you have to score 100 runs in every match. 30, 40, 50 per innings is an important contribution. Rahane will not accept, but he knows that, as far as selection for the tour of South Africa is concerned, a bad score in Kanpur and Mumbai (second Test) could put him in a difficult position. About the future, he said, “whatever happens will happen.”
Asked if it is possible to look at batsmen and captains differently. So he said, ‘When I’m batting, my focus is on batting and I’m in that moment. It’s not that simple. When I’m fielding, I’m thinking about what our plans are and what our strategy is. ‘
Rahane said that new coach Rahul Dravid did not give him any special mantra, but asked him to keep things simple as he has a lot of experience.
“It will be difficult for Indian batsmen to play on pitches that support spinners,” Rahane said. However, he seemed happy to see the green park pitch.
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