While other Indian batting stars have plundered the Sri Lankan bowling attack, Rahane has managed a total of a mere seven runs from four innings at an average of 1.75.
However, Sanjay Bangar, team India’s batting coach, has come out in strong defence of Rahane after he was dismissed for 1 on the opening day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi on Saturday.
“I think that would be hurting him definitely but he is a quality player. And going forward, even his overseas record has been phenomenal. Yeah, he would be disappointed. He is a quality player and has the ability to bounce back quickly,” Bangar said.
“He (Rahane) would be disappointed in the manner he got out. He is somebody who works hard on his game, like all players do. May be last match (trying to square cut off-spinner Dilruwan Perera) and this match (stumped off Sandakan), he erred in shot selection,” he added further.
“He is one of the few players who has scored in every overseas country we have toured. That shows the quality he possesses. He is a quality player who has always performed when the chips are down for the team. He will be hurting with the kind of dismissals he has had but he is too good a player to not score runs for a long time” he concluded.
