
AUS vs IND: No Pressure of Captaining Team India on Ajinkya Rahane -Sunil Gavaskar
Ajinkya Rahane will captaining Team India in the absence of Virat Kohli after the first test match against Australia.
Ajinkya Rahane will captaining Team India in the absence of Virat Kohli after the first test match against Australia.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell expects that Ajinkya Rahane's "aggressive style" will suit the Indian team which would fancy its chances against Australia.
Sanjay Manjrekar feels that Ajinkya Rahane should step up to the Number four in Kohli's absence. Virat Kohli will be playing just one of the four Tests before heading home as he has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell backed Ajinkya Rahane as a captain in Kohli's absence, said the tourists will miss Virat Kohli after the day-night Test in Adelaide but maintained India have the batting firepower to make up for the skipper's absence.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that Kohli absence will be a great blow for the Indian side. Virat Kohli will play an only first Test match in Adelaide and will not be a part of last three test matches.
BCCI has announced the revised squad for the tour of Australia on Monday. Ajinkya Rahane remains vice-captain in India's revised squad for the Australia Tests.
Prithvi Shaw has utterly disappointed the franchise in the last six games. Former KKR captain Gautam Gambhir feels that Prithvi Shaw should open with Shikhar Dhawan in the top-order against SunRisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier.