Ajinkya Rahane: CSK told me to play my natural game

Veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane will be donning the vice-captain’s hat in India’s Test series against West Indies. The two-match series will start on July 12 (today, 7:30pm) at Windsor Park in Dominica. Ahead of the series, Rahane shared his experience of playing for CSK and how the team gave him freedom and helped in focusing on his natural game.

Rahane said during the pre-match press conference –

“I was given a role. I was earlier playing as an anchor. CSK told me to play my natural game. My natural game involves a lot of strokeplay and looking out for runs. Here, I will fulfill whatever role what Rohit (Sharma) gives me.”

Rahane had a solid IPL 2023, where he unleashed a never seen avatar of him which took attack to the bowlers from ball one. In 11 innings, he scored 326 runs at an average of 32.60 and a strike rate of 172.48. He had two half-centuries, including a knock of 71* in just 29 balls.

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Rahane added –

“I like playing under Rohit. The WTC final was my first match under Rohit. He gives everyone freedom and backs them. This is a good sign of a captain. My equation was him is really nice.”