'Deviating from his traditional approach & attitude' - Twitter erupts as Ajinkya Rahane explodes against RCB

Ajinkya Rahane produced another sensational knock to give Chennai Super Kings a flying start against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 24th IPL match on Monday, April 17. The veteran batter came to bat at no. 3 after the early dismissal of Ruturaj Gaikwad and stunned the crowd at M Chinnaswamy Stadium to showcase his worth again.

Chennai Super Kings seemed struggling for big shots with just 25 runs from the first four overs. But Rahane took very little time to accelerate his innings as he smashed a six in the fifth over which hit Chinnaswamy's roof. He scored three more boundaries in the sixth over to drag Chennai to 53/1 in the powerplay overs. 

Devon Conway also accelerated from another end as the duo added a 74-run stand for the second wicket. Wanindu Hasaranga gave Bangalore a breakthrough with Rahane's wicket in the 10th over while he attempted an ambitious shot. Rahane scored 37 off 20 with the help of three fours and two sixes as Bangalore posted 97/2 in ten overs.

Rahane smashed the fastest fifty of IPL 2023 on his debut for Chennai Super Kings and smashed 31 off 19 against Rajasthan Royals in his previous game. Rahane has scored 129 runs in just three innings at a strike rate of 195.45 so far. He now holds the record for maintaining the highest strike rate with 100-plus runs scored in powerplay overs.

Chennai Super Kings batters continued the momentum after Rahane's dismissal with Shivam Dube and Conway smashing quick fifties. The Kiwi opener ended his poor run of form by producing his first fifty of this season as he smashed 83 off just 45 and Dube added 52 off 27 to help Chennai score 226/6.

'@ashMSDIAN7

Ajinkya Rahane already in my all time CSK legends list, Hold this ffs who laughed at us when we picked him #RCBvsCSK

07:57 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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Sushil Gaikwad@onlysushil

Ajinkya Rahane batting from where he has left in last match ! No change in approach. Totally different Rahane, deviating from his traditional approach & attitude ! #RCBvsCSK #Rahane

08:03 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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Lisa Sthalekar@sthalekar93

One thing I love about Rahane, is that he is very still at point of release & impact. Makes it look so simple. That is the best sign that an athlete is on!! #RCBvsCSK

08:02 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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Irfan Pathan@IrfanPathan

Ajinkya Rahane’s strike rate this season is astonishing. Playing non stop domestic cricket does help…

07:59 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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Harsha Bhogle@bhogledarsha

Ajinkya Rahane is scoring 40 runs in 20 balls if he plays ODI, considering he plays 150 balls at this rate he will score 300 runs alone. I think Rahane should be called for Odi WC

08:16 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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.@Vineeth_777

Best strike rate in first six overs this IPL - 30+ balls: Ajinkya Rahane - 222.2 (100 off 45) 💥💥💥💥 Jos Buttler - 180.9 (114 off 63) Prabhsimran Singh - 171.4 (72 off 42) Ishan Kishan - 168.1 (116 off 69) Yashasvi Jaiswal - 163.2 (93 off 57) #RCBvsCSK

08:17 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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AvishTweets@AvishTweetss

Rahane should play at No. 4 if Shreyas Iyer is unable to play in World Cup 23. #CSKVSRCB

08:22 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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Ridhima Pathak@PathakRidhima

If Rahane continues this until the end of this season. Do we see him breaking into the Indian team again, maybe in World Cup too? #RCBvsCSK #IPL2023

08:08 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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vishal dayama@VishalDayama

bhai agar rahane aisa khel raha hai tu pujara kaisa khelega aur shiv sundar das toh kaisa kaisa khelega

07:52 PM · Apr 17, 2023

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