Is Rahane's form a concern? 'Not at this point,' says batting coach

[Gollum]

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While the overwhelming vote on the poll posted on ESPNcricinfo's Live Report on day four was in favour of Rahane being dropped, Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour disagreed, saying the Indian team management had not yet "arrived to that point" where Rahane's woeful form had become a concern.

 

"Not at this point," Rathour said at the media briefing after stumps on Sunday. "As I have said earlier, when you are playing cricket for a such a long time you will have phases where you will not get runs. That is the time as a team we need to back them and support them as much as we can. As we saw with Pujara also - him getting more opportunities and he's come back. He has played a couple of very important innings for us. So we are hoping that Ajinkya will get back into form and he will still play a major role in Indian team's batting. So I don't think we have arrived to that point that it should become a concern."

 

When asked whether such a long stretch of inconsistency coupled with low scores indicated Rahane had gaps in his technique, Rathour once again felt that was not the case or at least not the appropriate time to address the issue, if there was one.

 

"When you are playing such an important series like this one and when you are playing in the conditions which are tough for batting, we are playing against such a disciplined attack which has been bowling really well, so as a batting unit, technique is the last thing you should be thinking. This is the time you need to be really looking at what the bowlers are doing, how's it coming off the wicket and what your game plans are.

 

 

 

Edited September 6, 2021 by Gollum

[Gollum]

Averages this series

 

Edited September 6, 2021 by Gollum

[AuxiliA]

He's right. There can't be a concern about something which is non existent. 

[jf1gp_1]

If his form wasnt a concern then why was a Jaddu sent ahead of him twice ? and even that didnt save him

[Suhaan]

 

[Gollum]

Imagine this clown as next head coach. 

[rkt.india]

Rahane is a concern.

[express bowling]

It is not a con-cern.

 

It is just a con.

 

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

This is exactly the reason why the batsmen are not improving at all. Same old mistakes getting repeated every single match. Why the eff is this guy being paid for? Not running down a team member publicly is fine but then to justify the poor form isn't on.

 

The entire set up feels like a family picnic. The general fitness standards have been terrible - look at Shami, Rohit, Shardul, Pant  or now Shaw on the bench - all look overweight or Ishant who just cannot one around in the field

[GautiMaan]

Haha and this guy is next in line to be head coach

Basically we will pick the team on Kohli's whims, perhaps the solution is to make the selectors, select the team after every two tests

[Sean Bradley]

Vikram Rathor is as Naive as Johnny Lever from Baazigar, I think he should be packed back home along with Rahane if he thinks Rahane is just fine.

 

[Suhaan]

22 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

The general fitness standards have been terrible - look at Shami, Rohit, Shardul, Pant  or now Shaw on the bench - all look overweight or Ishant who just cannot one around in the field

But but Kohli puts yextra emphasis on phitness

[zen]

TM/Coaches would not put out discouraging comments on players in public. Even if Rahane is going to get dropped we will not hear it from the TM during a series. At best, you may hear that x players would need to improve on this or that and the coaches (or whoever) is working on that. 

 

[rkt.india]

Batting coach or bathing coach.

 

Hamaam me sab nange hain.

[nitinbwj]

Me to Vikram Rahore - Are you an asshole? 

Rathore - Not at this point. 

 

[Real McCoy]

This guy is next in line for head coaching position I guess my policy of civil disobedience of not watching this **** show is the answer. hurt them where it hurts, their pocket that is

[SRT100]

Lets not forget Rahane has also run out players too over the last 18 months.

 

The guy is mentally shot.

[asterix]

This nobody Rathore to become TM? Are you effing kidding me? Man, Kohli gonna stay as captain for long time now.

[Sgattick10]

Rahane must be giving a part of his salary to coaching staff and Kohli 

[Suhaan]

2 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Rahane must be giving a part of his salary to coaching staff and Kohli 

Or whole ,as his malnourished physique suggests he has no money left ,he should rather rent his place in the side to someone else