Boxing Day Test | Ravi Shastri phrases Ajinkya Rahane ‘shrewd and calm chief’, his knock ‘turning level’

Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Ajinkya Rahane with Ravi Shastri
Ajinkya Rahane is a really shrewd, calm chief and has a great understanding of the sport, stated India coach Ravi Shastri after his staff defeated Australia by eight wickets within the second Test on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Shastri additionally termed Rahane’s first-innings knock of 112 because the turning level of the match.

“He is a really shrewd chief, he has a great understanding of the sport and is an effective reader of the sport. I assumed his calm composure on the market within the center helped the debutants — Mohammed Siraj and Shubman Gill — within the center and helped the bowlers as effectively.
“There was a calming influence and inspite of losing Umesh, I thought we did a great job,” stated Shastri.
The 58-year-old former India all-rounder in contrast Rahane to Kohli, saying that although each are good readers of the sport they’re totally different in nature.

“Both are good readers of the game. Virat is very passionate while Ajinkya on the other hand is very calm and composed. It is their characters… Virat is more in your face while Rahane is prepared to sit back in a very calm and composed manner but deep inside he knows what he wants,” Shastri stated.
Shastri known as Rahane’s knock because the one which turned the match in India’s favour.
“I think it was the innings of Ajinkya Rahane,” stated Shastri when requested concerning the turning level of the match.
“The self-discipline he confirmed on such a giant stage in such an enormous area, to return as captain of the staff, bat at No. 4.
“When he went to bat we were two down for 60-odd and then to bat six hours on probably the toughest day to bat… because it was overcast all day, the sun never came out and he batted for six hours, unbelievable concentration. I thought that was the turning point. His innings was the turning point,” added Shastri.