Ajikya Rahane looks to switch gears with former India bat Pravin Amre's help

[MCcricket]

AJINKYA IS NOT A odi PLAYER AT ALL AND HIS DOMESTIC RECORD IS POOR IN ODI, HE CAN OVERCOME HIS PROLEMS BY TAKING SINGLES AS HE IS NOT ABLE TO ROTATE STRIKE TRYING TO USE FIELD RESTRICTIONS TO SCORE IN GAPS AND ABOVE THE FIELDERS , INSIDE OUT, HE IS A PLAYER WHO CANNOT START STRONGLY AND HIT BOUNDARIES IN THE BEGINNING SO THESE THINGS CAN GIVE HIM MOMENTUM AND HE HAS SKILLS YES

[Yoda-esque]

AJINKYA IS NOT A odi PLAYER AT ALL AND HIS DOMESTIC RECORD IS POOR IN ODI, HE CAN OVERCOME HIS PROLEMS BY TAKING SINGLES AS HE IS NOT ABLE TO ROTATE STRIKE TRYING TO USE FIELD RESTRICTIONS TO SCORE IN GAPS AND ABOVE THE FIELDERS , INSIDE OUT, HE IS A PLAYER WHO CANNOT START STRONGLY AND HIT BOUNDARIES IN THE BEGINNING SO THESE THINGS CAN GIVE HIM MOMENTUM AND HE HAS SKILLS YES

Why are you shouting?

[gakgupta]

Rahul had the same problem in his initial ODI career......He was even dropped from one day set-up as he was too slow......Later he was back with much improved ODI player......He can take few tips from him about taking those all important singles with nudges etc etc

[TNAmarkFrmIndia]

Rahane won't do well in the Asia Cup.

[Lord]

TA Shekher.

not gora enough.Dawes FTWB->

[The Outsider]

Rohit is a Mumbai Indian too.we dont see the same from him.or is he too tailunted for that?

So is Munaf! Don't buy stuff from people who claim one month in a tamasha league can change a cricketer.

[G_B_]

So is Munaf! Don't buy stuff from people who claim one month in a tamasha league can change a cricketer.

you can take the horse to water but you you cant make him drink the water. The fact is Mumbai Indians have created fantastic infrastructure which any player from the MI squad can access a gym and person trainers 24/7 to improve personal fitness. For players outside mumbai they provide free travel and a lodge where they can stay in the city. That is not one months investment. Rajasthan Royals have set up talent spotting camps in the city. They too have given many hopefuls free access to gym trainers and coaches etc. So its disingenuous to say the franchises simply sit on their **** and do nothing in the off season especially with the local Indian players. They do provide a lot of support off season.

[express bowling]

It is good to read that Rahane practiced very hard for specific conditions in SAF and NZ.

[ThePhenomenal1]

great player, not sure if he should play all 3 formats. I like the idea of players being managed and rested when needed. Still, lets hope he delivers.

[sachin34357]

Amre to guide Uthappa July 17, 2012 http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/amre-to-guide-uthappa/article3646016.ece so how was the result with skindia?

[vvvslaxman]

But Rahane should stick to Tests.

[SLICKR392]

But Rahane should stick to Tests.

Pretty good T20 player too. Hasn't got the balance for ODIs.

[Switchblade]

Why Ajinkya Rahane needs Rahul Dravid http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/asia-cup-2014/top-stories-/Why-Ajinkya-Rahane-needs-Rahul-Dravid/articleshow/30930936.cms Ajinkya Rahane must pick the brains of veteran batsman Rahul Dravid, who had his struggles in limited overs but ended up with more than 10,000 ODI runs. Some teams in the Asia Cup may grudge India's latest batting jewel. Captains will probably give an arm to have Ajinkya Rahane in their Test side. But Rahane, like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ambati Rayudu, is still seeking endorsement of his ODI game. You need him at 30 for four. But he's also the one his opponents would want in the middle should India get off to an explosive start in Bangladesh. Bowl a few quiet overs to Rahane, see him scratch around in power-plays, tease out a false shot, and get a window to blast out India's lower-order. That seemed New Zealand's ploy against Rahane in the recent ODI series - Brendon McCullum will wink! You reflect on his ODI numbers. Twenty-three matches; average of 22.30; something doesn't feel right. But these 23 games are spread over three years during which he has batted at one, three and four. You reflect on the way he gets out. Steve Finn breached his defences in the home one-dayers in January last year. There were some soft dismissals in New Zealand where he looked settled in but couldn't play, what you would call, that 'impact' innings. You reflect on his game. Where Rahane is concerned, adjectives are used carefully. He doesn't have the liquid wrists of Virat Kohli, the bat speed of Rohit Sharma or the versatility of Shikhar Dhawan. Virat imposes his personality on the opponents, Rohit dictates scripts, and there's a sense of joie de vivre in Shikhar's attitude even when India are chasing 359. Rahane's deadpan visage in ODIs - he seems like a frustrated accountant whose balance sheet isn't tallying - is hard to explain. Often it appears he's slightly unsure of his role - grind or attack? "He must be given space to grow," feels Praveen Amre, Rahane's mentor and coach. "To be a sound ODI bat, you must have the mix of both Test and T20 batting. I was the coach when he blasted 186 against Maharashtra in a one-dayer five years back. He has the ingredients to evolve. He must learn the art of taking calculated risks and also focus on singles and on strike rotation." Rahane need only to remember the struggles Rahul Dravid had to endure before reinventing himself as a one-day player and ending up with more than 10,000 ODI runs. Perhaps a word with his role model, Dravid, will help. Dravid's initial ODI game - planting the front foot way down the pitch and barely able to find gaps - seldom made for pleasant viewing. Axed from the ODI group, he returned a much better player for the 1999 World Cup. As a veteran writer notes: "Dravid discovered aspects of himself that may have remained hidden but for the dictates of the one-day game. He gradually freed himself from the shackles of excessive orthodoxy and began playing a more creative game, secure in the knowledge that you must first master the rules before you can attempt to break them." Rahane has his own strengths; and at the risk of offending pundits it could be said that he has more shots in his store as opposed to Dravid's first version as a one-day batsman. Not for him the biffs to mid-wicket. He still prefers the hitting range between covers and mid-off, though the IPL has widened his shot repertoire. And didn't he wow with his flexibility of feet and short-arm pulls on his T20i debut in Manchester? And let's not forget his value on the field - a wicket-taking fielder, he's easily worth 12 runs. When Dravid's ODI career took off in 1996-97, he was part of unit that essentially had wilting violets. Rahane belongs to a group of world champions with whom his skills can only blossom. It is hoped that his ODI game will come into bud in less-demanding conditions in the Asia Cup. The opportunity is his for the taking.

[KohliRahane]

Rahane is more of a natural strokeplayer than Dravid. That's not to say that Dravid couldn't accelerate or didn't have the shots, it's just that it seems to come easier to Rahane. He and Kohli should lead India's batting for years to come, both lovely players to watch with all the shots and very good techniques.