Ajinkya Rahane Passes Captaincy ‘Test’ By Winning In Melbourne

Ajinkya Rahane passes captaincy ‘Test’ In number one in Melbourne, proved to be excellent on every front.

Ajinkya means invincible, one that cannot be defeated. Rahane is also invincible in Tests as captain so far.

He has captained the Indian Test team in just three matches but has won every match.

Ajinkya Rahane has been told to read the match while being calm without being aggressive and according to that the correct decision against the opposing team wins.

Rahane, who took command of Team India in the absence of India’s regular captain Virat Kohli, showed from his experience that the team is in safe hands.

Facing a humiliating defeat in the Adelaide Test, the Indian team made a strong comeback under the captaincy of Rahane and won by 8 wickets in Melbourne.

In this match, the captain scored a century and was also elected Player of the Match. The stalwarts of Rahane’s strategy were also convincing during the match.

From the very first day, he took decisions like that, he started screwing the host team and India got the result.

Accurate decision, confidence in review

Ajinkya Rahane gave the 11th over to spinner R Ashwin on the first day of the match and the team got the benefit as a wicket.

The Melbourne pitch was damp but Rahane decided to get the ball from the spinner based on his experience.

After this brilliant decision, Ashwin dismissed Matthew Wade and Steve Smith in his first spell.

Although Virat Kohli is not usually seen bowling the spinner in the first day’s game session, it was Rahane’s thinking that benefited India.

It is the captain’s decision to take a review on the field and in the match he is seen with confidence.

Ajinkya Rahane stopped Rishabh Pant several times, excited by the constant appeal and review from behind the wicket.

While Virat Kohli asks the rest of the players while captaining, here Rahane told the rest of the players on several occasions that a review will not be required.

Responsibility raised in batting, game sense shown to be run out

When Ajinkya Rahane came to bat in the first innings, the team was in trouble but he showed his experience here.

The captain scored a brilliant century here and pulled the team out of trouble.

He did not get angry when he was run out after playing 112 innings due to lack of coordination with Ravindra Jadeja.

On his way to the ground, he told Jadeja to focus on batting instead of regretting the mistake. Like a true hero, he encouraged his partner.

On the other hand, Virat Kohli was seen getting angry after going back through the runout due to lack of rapport with Rahane in the first Test match.

Rahane also mentioned after the match that he had apologized to the captain for this run out.