Ajinkya Rahane Shines in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Proving Selectors Wrong

New Delhi: Amidst the struggles of Team India's batters on the Australia tour, Ajinkya Rahane, once hailed as the troubleshooter of the Test team, is making waves in domestic cricket. With the pressure mounting in the 5 match Test series against Australia, India must secure a series win. They need to win 2 out of the remaining 3 matches and can afford to draw one if they want to secure a spot in the World Test Championship final. However, the current form of the Indian batsmen does not inspire confidence.

On the other hand, while playing for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, Ajinkya Rahane’s bat is not stopping. Rahane has scored 4 half-centuries so far, in which his strike rate is better than many youngsters. On Wednesday, he played an innings of 84 runs against Vidarbha in the quarterfinal match and played only 45 balls for this. Rahane hit 10 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Earlier, in the last group match, he scored 95 runs against Andhra Pradesh. This season, he has played a brilliant innings of 52 runs in 34 balls against Maharashtra and 68 runs in 35 balls against Kerala.

Ajinkya Rahane is in explosive form:
After seeing this innings of Rahane, the Indian selectors must be realizing their mistake. Not taking Rahane on the Australia tour seems to be costly. Rahane has scored 334 runs at an average of 56 in 7 matches played so far in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. He has played 4 half-century innings so far and has scored runs at a strike rate of 168.