‘I thought I played well in that WTC final’: Ajinkya Rahane on getting dropped months after 2023 final

Rahane had scores of 8 and 3 successful the 2 Tests against West Indies station the WTC last and did not bat during 2 innings during the two-Test tour. This year, Rahane was the highest scorer successful Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy amassing 469 runs astatine a onslaught complaint of 164.56. The right-handed batsman, who has played successful 85 Tests for India amassing 5077 runs, has amassed 437 runs with an mean adjacent to 40 successful Ranji Trophy this season. “In each this, I consciousness I person a batch of cricket near successful me. That’s wherefore I americium playing home cricket consistently. I conscionable person 1 extremity close now, and that is to play cricket with a affirmative mindset, and immoderate happens aft that, happens. Domestic cricket has fixed maine everything. I inactive person that jazba(passion) wrong me. Before immoderate match, I inactive person that tendency and hunger that I possessed earlier. I don’t cognize astir the future, but I bash cognize I americium acold from done. That’s wherefore I person been giving my 100% successful home cricket,” Rahane told reporters.

Rahane was picked up for Rs 1.5 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders successful the IPL Mega auction past year. The Mumbai batsman has been successful contention for the captaincy of Kolkata Knight Riders and shared his thoughts implicit the issue. “They person not chatted astir KKR captaincy with maine astatine all. If they’d person spoken, you journalists would’ve known astir it and you guys would’ve been the ones informing me. Until then, I’ll not fuss checking my phone. I person had to spot a batch of antithetic challenges. I person captained before, and I person recovered myself successful a assortment of situations implicit the years. I cognize however to grip immoderate concern successful beforehand of me. That’s wherefore I americium ever acceptable for immoderate is thrown astatine me,” said Rahane.