How Many Matches Will Rahane Cost Us, Before He is Dumped?

[Malcolm Merlyn]

So how many matches will this Ajinkya Rahane will cost us in ODIs before he is permanently dumped?KL Rahul isnt getting a chance.But this guy Rahane who has played 83 Odis and avgs less than 35 with a SR of less  than 80 keeps playing.

 

This is getting into the Pakistani afridi zone, where you keep playing someone even if he is not upto it.

[SK_IH]

this guy  scores his runs, then throws it away.he doesnt have the ability to play odis/t20s 

[chewy]

Adds no value to the squad, just steady old Rahane,

[tweaker]

This team management does not believe in bench strength.Whenever there is opportunity to blood young players, they bring back tried, tested, failed players again & again.

 

We are talking about Iyer, Pant but the team management is also averse to give opportunity to a player like Rahul,who is in the squad.

 

He should have open in this series

[sourab10forever]

TBH I don't see his Innings as the reason for today's loss.

53 off 66 as an opener when the other opener is going at 120 SR. Both openers played well. We sucked in the middle overs.

[sensible-indian]

Congrats Rahane has scored in 2 series. Another couple of series secured. This series he has good average with SR so we are screwed.

 

When the time comes for a clutch game, watch what happens.

 

You can just see the upcoming train wreck with Rahane and Dhoni in the lineup.

Edited September 28, 2017 by sensible-indian

[velu]

please god , repalce him with Rahul 

[sergio04]

if we cant score 90 in last ten with 6 wicket in hands then our lowe middle order is not good enough

[Sgattick10]

Its a well thought plan to keep Rahane in squad ... doesn't threaten anyone. Young guns like Pant, Iyer might push for a few places. 

[Jimmy Cliff]

He's meant to be a buffer for Rohit/Dhawan. Allows them to walk back in to the side without any pressure after a break.

[nitinbwj]

2 minutes ago, sergio04 said:

if we cant score 90 in last ten with 6 wicket in hands then our lowe middle order is not good enough

Jadhav wasted too many balls,couldn't rotate strike. Pandya is a flash in the Pan. Dhoni should have come up the order. It's not that Jadhav was blazing at a s/r of 200.Kohli ran Sharma out who was in sublime touch today.

[Laaloo]

As long as he's not playing for us in important matches, it's fine. You can put the blame on the lower order though.

[Texan]

Batsmen did not cost us this match. It was the bowlers. And more than that, just the selection of bowlers. Playing Run leaking machine Umesh Yadav is a disaster in any LOI. 

[rkt.india]

he certainly has cost this game. scoring was not as easy in later part of both the innings. Warner and Finch made full use of it  while he struggled especially could not make full use of it when set. He is not a match winner in ODIs. We need a match winner for opening. Both Aussie openers are match winners.

[SK_IH]

4 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

he certainly has cost this game. scoring was not as easy in later part of both the innings. Warner and Finch made full use of it  while he struggled especially could not make full use of it when set. He is not a match winner in ODIs. We need a match winner for opening. Both Aussie openers are match winners.

simple point not understood by our selectors and team management 

[wanted_desi]

He is not going anywhere, these guys are killing KL Rahul's career. 

[rkt.india]

6 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

simple point not understood by our selectors and team management 

On good batting tracks, he can give you those 50-60 runs at 80-85 SR while you need someone scoring at 100-110 SR on a flat deck in power play overs chasing a big total. Here you are 15-20 runs behind.  Today Rohit did not get strike at all who was hitting well. He had played 50 balls while Rohit had only played 24 balls. We just could not catch up with wicket also slowing down with ball getting older.

[SK_IH]

Just now, wanted_desi said:

He is not going anywhere, these guys are killing KL Rahul's career. 

trying to make an opener as  no. 4 ffs idiots 

[The Realist]

Long Rope Club executive member. 

Ain't going anywhere under the current regime.

[wanted_desi]

3 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

trying to make an opener as  no. 4 ffs idiots 

Yes, making a Test Match opener a middle order batsman just to get Buddies in the team. I mean if Management thinks Rohit, Dhawan and Rahane are better openers than KL Rahul, please go ahead and drop him. But don't confuse the guy who is a specialist opener.