Ajinkya Rahane has struggled with form in 2021.© AFP
With Ajinkya Rahane fights for form with the bat, there is a lot of speculation that his place on the Indian Team playing XI is in jeopardy for the second and final Test against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rahane scored 35 and 4 in the opening test drawn in Kanpur to continue his poor run this year. The 33-year-old has an average of 19.6 in 2021. According to Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik, Rahane’s removal from the team for the Mumbai Test will help relieve some of the pressure on him. .
“With Shreyas Iyer coming in and playing so well, I think the pressure is clearly going to be on Rahane and he could be the one out. This happened during the tour in South Africa when Rahane was dropped. one match before he comes back. come back. It won’t hurt if Rahane quit the game,” Karthik said. in a discussion with Cricbuzz.
“Iyer really brought India to the comfort zone on his own in this Test. He did a great job. And it’s not like Rahane wasn’t among the runners in 1-2 Tests. It It’s been going on for a long time. I don’t think his removal is such a bad thing. It will take some of the pressure off him,” he added.
“I think (Cheteshwar) Pujara has a similar kind of baggage. He hasn’t had a hundred for a long time. And since the beginning of 2020, he’s also averaged in his mid-20s. These are two players who have set their standards very high. They’ll know they didn’t live up to expectations.”
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