Say sorry to Rahane

[sarcastic]

I think it is time for all the deep Ajinkya bashers to eat the humble pie and apologize to him. Yes, I know you said it out of passion but now he repaid all the investment that is made on him. How many of you can imagine India winning such an incredible series down under!

He may not have got great scores with the bat but he raised the team from rubble to pedestal. After 36 all out, no body would have predicted even a drawn series let alone a series victory. 

 

I see that his little cameo on day 5 has set the tone up for 'let us play for a win and not a draw' attitude that India has displayed and Pant and Sundar just kept pushing and eventually the team overachieved.

 

I take my hat off to the unsung hero of Indian test cricket, Ajinkya!!! 

[R!TTER]

Bump, say sorry to Rahane you gooses 

 

[G_B_]

Rahane has shut up a lot of his critics....

 

 

[BacktoCricaddict]

To be fair, most people have been critical of his poor batting returns, and that was not entirely unjustified.  And the sample size to judge his captaincy skills before this series was too small.  Not anymore :-)!

Edited January 20, 2021 by BacktoCricaddict

[gattaca]

52 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

To be fair, most people have been critical of his poor batting returns, and that was not entirely unjustified.  And the sample size to judge his captaincy skills.  Not anymore :-)!

Yes still his avg is not great. The century in Melbourne was reallly good but the inconsistency after that is still a concern from someone in a leadership position. The problem is he doesn’t know when to change gears he is either on T20 mode or Blockathon.

[G_B_]

and i feel he gets a raw deal from a lot of Indian fans. Even as captain people were blaming him for over bowling Bumrah in the last test. Maybe something was not right with Saini

[Nikhil_cric]

Good captain but still not good enough with the bat. Hasnt been for over 4 years now. 

[G_B_]

1 hour ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

To be fair, most people have been critical of his poor batting returns, and that was not entirely unjustified.  And the sample size to judge his captaincy skills before this series was too small.  Not anymore :-)!

 

he is averaging in the mid 40s if you consider the last 2 years from Jan 2019 to Jan 2021. He went through a dip 2-3 years prior. The last poor tour he has was the last tour of Australia when he averaged around 31.

 

Even this series he averaged 38 more than Rohit, Pujara Vihari Agarwal etc. Pant Gill and Jadeja he averaged less. 

 

 

 

 

[Real McCoy]

I don't need to. I was always a fan of his style of captaincy from 2017 when he delivered us a win in dharmsala. Same attacking mindset with 5 bowlers, giving Kuldeep a debut who bowled well and packed slips cordon with a gully for bhuvi and umesh when the lead was minimal and came out guns blazing against Cummins to chase down a small target. When Kohli announced that he will miss the last 3 tests, I was happy before the series even started. Always a soft spoken man but inside has steel in his heart and a tactical mind and forgiveness for lapses in the field but still encouraging the team to do well. He even encouraged other leaders like Ashwin, bumrah and Pujara to have their say

[Clarke]

Same as Rohit, not being a total @r$3 (i.e. twitter's proud husband and father) makes him cricket's Sun Tzu. At least Rohit scores a lot in ODIs, wish this guy did half as well in tests. 

[Real McCoy]

Listen to Rahane and Shastri's words on Rahane

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Koi say sorry to pant bhi bana do, bahuton ne R**** roya hai uske liye- hack, careless, reckless , ipl bully 

[sarcastic]

@SK_IH FYI in case you missed this thread that I promised! Now is the time for this!!!

Edited January 20, 2021 by sarcastic

[SK_IH]

17 hours ago, sarcastic said:

@SK_IH FYI in case you missed this thread that I promised! Now is the time for this!!!

Ghanta, Pujara even in his low key series outscored him. Rahane kept his record intact of one innings & bust. Don't want to go any further as this is a great moment for Indian cricket. 

 

[QuarantineTormentino]

Say sorry for what? He captained as expected and batted as expected.

[Majestic]

Very good bat. Same level as Ganguly. But nothing more. Great leadership skills, this series and the comeback is the one he can talk about all his lifetime though. 

 

Pujara proved he is a far better test player. He is Boycott, Cook, Younis level test bat.