New Delhi: He was a central figure in India’s epic turnaround during the 2020-21 tour Australia But the stand-in captain of that series, Ajinkya Rahane Says “Someone Else Takes Credit” He All Out After Nightmare 36 For Decisions Made To Resurrect Team Adelaide testing.
as regular captain Virat Kohli Moved out of Australia, Rahane took the reins in the toughest of conditions, seeing the disappointment of a humiliating defeat in the opener in Adelaide.
What followed was one of the most incredible turnarounds seen in Test history, as India won the second match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by eight wickets, with Rahane leading the fight-back with a brilliant century.
“I know what I’ve done there. I don’t need to tell anyone. It’s not in my nature to go and take credit. Yes, there were some things that I did on the field or in the dressing room but someone decided.” And took credit for it,” Rahane said in an episode of ‘Backstage With Boriya’.
“(Which was) important to me that we won the series. That was a historic series and for me, that was really special.”
Rahane did not take any names but his remarks could be a veiled attack on the then head coach Ravi. ShastriJoe was widely acclaimed for the team’s performance and dominated the media space for being the architect of change, noting that the dressing room at one point resembled a hospital ward.
In fact, Shastri became the voice of the team after those spectacular victories.
Rahane earned praise from the cricket fraternity for the way he led a heavily lacking team in one of the toughest conditions, not only mcg But through the remaining four-match series.
India missed out on three front-line players at the MCG, and continued to lose key players to injuries through the series, but still emerged victorious at the end of it all.
“After that, people’s reactions or who took credit or what was said on the media, ‘I did this’ or ‘It was my decision’, or ‘It was my call,’ it was up to them to talk about it,” Rahane said.
“From my side, I knew what decisions I made on the field and what decisions I made at my instincts.
“Yes, we talked to the management too but I used to laugh at it, that’s what I did on the field, I never talk too much about myself or praise myself. But what I did there, I knew.”
However, Rahane suffered a prolonged slump after leading India to that historic series win in Australia, and continued on the tour South Africa,
Last year he played 13 Tests and managed only 479 runs at an average of 20.82.
He scored two 50s and some crucial 40s, but lacked consistency overall.
His shot selection also came under question, which led to the senior batsman being dropped as vice-captain last December.
In South Africa, he scored 136 runs in six innings at a below-average average of 22.67.
But he remains unaffected by the criticism that has followed his poor score.
He said, “I just smile at it. People who usually know the game wouldn’t talk like that. I don’t want to go too deep into it. Everybody knows it, you know it, what in Australia Happened.”
“After Australia and even before, the contributions I made, especially in red-ball cricket, I don’t want to talk about, but Australia really was. As I said, people who know the game, they love the game they will talk intelligently,” he said.
He is confident in his ability and is confident about finding his touch again.
“Yes, I believe in my ability, I am batting really well and I believe in my ability. And I still believe I have good cricket left in me,” Rahane said.
as regular captain Virat Kohli Moved out of Australia, Rahane took the reins in the toughest of conditions, seeing the disappointment of a humiliating defeat in the opener in Adelaide.
What followed was one of the most incredible turnarounds seen in Test history, as India won the second match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by eight wickets, with Rahane leading the fight-back with a brilliant century.
“I know what I’ve done there. I don’t need to tell anyone. It’s not in my nature to go and take credit. Yes, there were some things that I did on the field or in the dressing room but someone decided.” And took credit for it,” Rahane said in an episode of ‘Backstage With Boriya’.
“(Which was) important to me that we won the series. That was a historic series and for me, that was really special.”
Rahane did not take any names but his remarks could be a veiled attack on the then head coach Ravi. ShastriJoe was widely acclaimed for the team’s performance and dominated the media space for being the architect of change, noting that the dressing room at one point resembled a hospital ward.
In fact, Shastri became the voice of the team after those spectacular victories.
Rahane earned praise from the cricket fraternity for the way he led a heavily lacking team in one of the toughest conditions, not only mcg But through the remaining four-match series.
India missed out on three front-line players at the MCG, and continued to lose key players to injuries through the series, but still emerged victorious at the end of it all.
“After that, people’s reactions or who took credit or what was said on the media, ‘I did this’ or ‘It was my decision’, or ‘It was my call,’ it was up to them to talk about it,” Rahane said.
“From my side, I knew what decisions I made on the field and what decisions I made at my instincts.
“Yes, we talked to the management too but I used to laugh at it, that’s what I did on the field, I never talk too much about myself or praise myself. But what I did there, I knew.”
However, Rahane suffered a prolonged slump after leading India to that historic series win in Australia, and continued on the tour South Africa,
Last year he played 13 Tests and managed only 479 runs at an average of 20.82.
He scored two 50s and some crucial 40s, but lacked consistency overall.
His shot selection also came under question, which led to the senior batsman being dropped as vice-captain last December.
In South Africa, he scored 136 runs in six innings at a below-average average of 22.67.
But he remains unaffected by the criticism that has followed his poor score.
He said, “I just smile at it. People who usually know the game wouldn’t talk like that. I don’t want to go too deep into it. Everybody knows it, you know it, what in Australia Happened.”
“After Australia and even before, the contributions I made, especially in red-ball cricket, I don’t want to talk about, but Australia really was. As I said, people who know the game, they love the game they will talk intelligently,” he said.
He is confident in his ability and is confident about finding his touch again.
“Yes, I believe in my ability, I am batting really well and I believe in my ability. And I still believe I have good cricket left in me,” Rahane said.
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