Former India opener Virender Sehwag lauded vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane for his valiant 61-run knock on Day 4 of the Lord’s Test against England. Sehwag said that we criticise Rahane too often but we should not forget that our greatest overseas Test series win came under his leadership.
Both Pujara and Rahane, who were desperately searching for runs, showed the grit and determination that they are known for to get back among the runs. They might not have scored big hundreds but the number of balls they consumed kept the visitors in the game. Rahane got a life on 31 when he was dropped by Jonny Bairstow off Moeen Ali.
“He played a really good knock. He had luck on his side as he got dropped on 39. He would be satisfied with his innings. Not happy off course but he will be satisfied after getting 60 odd runs to his credit. Had he converted that fifty into a century, he would’ve been happier,” Sehwag said.
“I must say that we criticize him often. We shouldn’t forget the series triumph in Australia. He scored a hundred in Melbourne after India was all-out for 36 in Adelaide. India won at MCG, drew in Sydney, and won in Brisbane. I feel the series win in Australia is the biggest overseas win and it was under Rahane’s leadership. We criticise him a lot but we had our greatest Test series win under his leadership,” Sehwag added.
