Ajinkya Rahane was the comeback man in the Indian Test squad. After being dropped earlier this year for the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Rahane worked his way through to the Indian side with his hard work in the domestic circuit and his impactful performances in the Indian Premier League.
He stood like a rock in the first innings for India and was the highest scorer with 89 runs. Rahane, in partnership with Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur, took India to a score of 296 in the first innings. Rahane’s footwork and intent were impeccable and the fluency in his innings was a treat for the Indian fans.
The comeback man was very much under pressure and was in need to prove his selection and he did it with his counter-attacking style. Rahane showed why he is rated so highly by the experts when he showed his grit by battling a finger injury and batting through in the first innings to get the team to a respectable total in response to the huge total posted by Australia in their first innings.
