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Ravi Shastri has to sit with Ajinkya Rahane, even great players need motivation, says Maninder Singh

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Hats off to Maninder Singh to call a spade a spade. Rahane not only needs to be motivated but also does deserve to hear some hard words from his coach Ravi Shastri and his captain too.

Rahane may have had a very good SENA record (for which some people call him SENA specialist) but he needs to show that consistency in every SENA tour such as now. 

Full article: https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ravi-shastri-ajinkya-rahane-headingley-india-vs-england-test-1846682-2021-08-29

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Ravi Shastri has to sit with Ajinkya Rahane, even great players need motivation, says Maninder Singh

Ajinkya Rahane has scored just 95 runs thus far, 61 of which came in one innings at Lord's, at an average of 19 in the five innings he has batted in the five-match Test series.

Rahane has averaged 19 in the series thus far.
 
Rahane has averaged 19 in the series thus far. (AP Photo)
 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Rahane was dismissed for scores of 18 and 10 in the Headingley Test
  • Maninder said that Shastri has to remind Rahane how good he plays away from home
  • Maninder said the only change he sees happening for India is Ishant Sharma getting dropped for a spinner or Shardul Thakur
 
India head coach Ravi Shastri needs to sit down with Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and remind him how good he is, former spinner Maninder Singh has said.
 

"I think there is going to be a lot of talk. Ravi Shastri is a good motivator and he has motivated this Indian team really well. That is why, probably, if you see their record since he has become coach, it has been pretty good.

"I would be expecting Ravi Shastri to be a little over-active. Ajinkya Rahane has played 80-odd Test matches. But Shastri can't think that he has played 80 Tests so he knows his job," Maninder said on ESPNCricinfo.

Rahane has scored just 95 runs thus far at an average of 19 in the five innings he has batted in the five-match Test series. Sixty-one of those runs came in one innings as part of a 100-run partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara at Lord's in the second Test.

In the Headingley Test, which India lost by an innings and 76 runs on Saturday, Rahane was dismissed for 18 and 10 in the two innings.

"Sometimes, even great players need to be motivated. You need to sit with them, maybe take him out for dinner or something. You need to keep telling Rahane that he has done it before, he can do it again, and that he has got to be in a positive frame of mind. That is one department where all coaches need to be proactive," explained Maninder.

 

"Ajinkya Rahane has been very tentative and I really don’t know why. His average abroad is much higher than his average on Indian pitches. He has always scored runs. I don't know what's gone wrong where. But I don’t see him getting dropped or anything. Can’t see any change as far as the batting line-up is concerned," he said.

 

Maninder said the only change he can see happening for the Indian team going into the Oval Test that starts on September 2 is Ishant Sharma getting replaced by a spinner or someone like Shardul Thakur.

"The only place that I can see a change in the Indian side is, probably, Ishant Sharma might go out and they might get a spinner in or, maybe, Shardul Thakur. That's the only change I can see going into the next Test match. Rahane is going to stay."

 


 

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How does he know that is not already happening. 

Whenever he scores a 50 or any meaningful score, all these guys will come out and credit Ravi Shastri for having a motivational chat with Rahane

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5 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Maninder singh - rahane, great

Gavaskar- pujara n rahane have been consistent

Harbhajan(heard him today)- ye dono mahaan player hai 

 

Ye konsi cricket dekh rhe hai jo hum nahin dekh rhe 

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1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

How many 300+ runs series Rahane had?

399 in border gavaskar trophy 2014 in 4 matches(overseas), 347 in 3 matches vs NZ in 2017 at home, 299 in 5 test matches vs england at home

 

Thats it

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1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

How many 300+ runs series Rahane had?

His avg has been on a steady decline since 2016 when he averaged a nosebleeding 51 with most of those runs coming away from home. it is no wonder there has been little to no discussion on his place until recently.

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