Skipper Virat Kohli has come out in support of his deputy Ajinkya Rahane after the latter was criticised for the lack of runs from his bat in the last few innings. The concern regarding his form increased in the recently concluded first Test against England, where Rahane scored just 1 run in the match as he got out for a duck in the second innings.
Asked about Rahane’s struggles with the bat, Virat Kohli said, “If you’re trying to dig something out, you’re not gonna get anything because there’s nothing. Ajinkya is, I’ve said this many a times in the past as well, along with (Cheteshwar) Pujara, he is our most important Test batsman and he’s gonna continue to be.
“We believe in his abilities, we’ve believed in his abilities for a long time now. He is an impact player. If you’re talking about the MCG Test, he stood up and scored a hundred when the team wanted it the most. So, you can look at the number of innings and what happens from there on, the reality of the…