Twitter users are not happy with today’s statement of India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane who has said that the lack of big knocks isn’t really bothering him as his only aim is to contribute to the team and the team doesn’t always need a big hundred. Even a 50 or a 60 run knock at some stage can prove to be a key contributor for the team.
There is nothing wrong in what Rahane said, but what irked most of the Indian fans on Twitter is the fact that Ajinkya Rahane is not actually scoring a lot of 50s or 60s for India either.
In the last 27 test match innings that Rahane has played, he has gone past the score of 50 only on three occasions and although one of them was a famous match-winning hundred at MCG last year, his consistency has still not been anywhere near good enough in test cricket for a while now.
Ajinkya Rahane is now averaging less than 40 in test match cricket
Rahane’s average in test match cricket was over 50 at one stage, but it has now come down to less than 40 and he has become the only specialist Indian batsman ever who is averaging less than 40 after playing 75 or more test matches.
For Rahane to say he is not bothered about his form as he always thinks about the team, it didn’t sit well with the Indian fans as they are of the opinion that a player can’t benefit the team in any possible way if he is not scoring runs consistently for the team.
Rahane will have a big responsibility on his shoulders in the first test match against New Zealand as India won’t have the services of two of their main batsmen, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both of whom are rested. If Rahane doesn’t find his form soon, the demands to drop him from India’s test team will only intensify as the rested players return.
Here is how Twitter reacted when Ajinkya Rahane said in the press conference today that he is not concerned about his form –
But you ain't even scoring those 50-60s! https://t.co/n5GHdBENex
— Aryan Kr. (@quickgoogly) November 24, 2021
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don't he feel ashamed while saying this???
The most undeserving batsman to play for indian test team(this long)PS:- There was a time when I used to technically rate him above Kohli in test. But but……………….. https://t.co/JDIVd8V5YC
Advertisement— Sushant Adhikari (@Sushant_adh18) November 24, 2021
Shameless and arrogant https://t.co/WvJqUmul8Q
Advertisement— Nishant⁴⁵ #RoVidFtw (@LoyalYuviFan_) November 24, 2021
As if scoring hundred is not thinking about team 😭 https://t.co/Hbkkt2u6P4
Advertisement— aditya (@Cule_Adi) November 24, 2021
Attitude of mediocrity and we are still backing this guy . https://t.co/KtMK80cYs0
Advertisement— P.S -189 🏏 (@SloggSweep) November 24, 2021
This are the words of a guy who knows that management will not drop him even if he doesn't perform https://t.co/XcUwYVLHdE
Advertisement— Roger (@step_bro_0) November 24, 2021
As if he is scoring 50s every innings 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/EqPCQsgGQR
Advertisement— #GillOP (@EternalBlizard_) November 24, 2021
No sorry Rahane, but that seemed very arrogant. Apart from that always happy when you succeed. 👍 #CricketTwitter #Cricket https://t.co/23LfU8t6eU
Advertisement— Sowmyanarayanan 🇮🇳 (@SowmyanM) November 24, 2021
"So Rahane is not concerned about his form" this is the most arrogant statement I've came across in recent times.
(In his last 27 innings, he crossed 50+ mark only THRICE) #INDvNZ #AjinkyaRahane #INDvsNZ https://t.co/OuwixDHIVM
— Amit Joshi (@iOnlyAJ) November 24, 2021
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