Ian Chappell is mighty impressed with Ajinkya Rahane‘s aggressive captaincy, allaying fears how India may react after Virat Kohli leaves the Australia tour following the conclusion of the first Test in Adelaide. Kohli has been given paternity leave by the BCCI and in his absence Rahane is expected to lead the team for the remainder of the four-Test series.
Chappell recalled the Dharamsala Test of 2017 between India and Australia where he liked how Rahane wasn’t averse to taking on his opponents with bold decisions.
“Well, I saw him (Rahane) captain in one Test against Australia (in Dharamsala) and found his captaincy to be fabulous. He was really an aggressive captain,” Chappell told PTI.
“I remember a couple of aspects about his captaincy. What stood out for me was in the Australian first innings, Warner was going well and getting on top of Indian bowlers. He brought in Kuldeep Yadav (debutant) and he dismissed Warner.”
“The second thing I remember was India chasing a low total and they lost a couple of wickets. Rahane just came in and attacked the Australian bowlers and scored some 20 odd (38 off 27 balls). I liked that approach,” he added.
