New Delhi: Ajinkya Rahane is currently the face of Team India’s character and the toast of the nation. The events of the last five days are going to be the highlight of his career. Yet, not many know that the leader of one of the greatest comebacks in the game has been battling bouts of self-doubts and uncertainty for nearly three years now.
Being dropped from two Tests in South Africa in 2018 despite being the designated vice-captain was probably the lowest point in Rahane’s career. “That was a time when it looked like he might have taken a hit mentally. Leading up to that South Africa tour, he had done well overseas.
“Maybe the home series before that didn’t go as well he had desired, but you got to be patient with a player such as Rahane,” former national selector Devang Gandhi told TOI. “You always have to look at the bigger picture. Immediately after that, he played a crucial knock of 48 in Johannesburg where we won the Test. That showed his character and the ability to fight.”
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