Kolkata:No one placed bets on Ajinkya Rahane when the bidding started in the IPL 2023 auction. In this way, Chennai Super Kings added Ajju to the team for a base price of Rs 50 lakhs. The fans of Chennai also looked a bit disappointed for this decision regarding Rahane, who was the captain of Rajasthan Royals for a long time. Everyone was surprised that the player who is out of Team India and has not performed very well even at the domestic level, then why did Chennai play. But now when Rahane is raining runs with the bat, everyone is surprised at this too. If seen at a glance, it would not have been such an easy decision for Chennai. However, Dhoni is considered unpredictable. Whenever they plan, there is definitely one reason or the other. On one hand, Rahane was out of the team and on the other hand, he was seen as a thing of the past even in the IPL. Career was on the verge of ending. Hardly anyone would have placed a professional bet, but when Chennai showed confidence, Ajju got a new lifeline.
After scoring a dashing half-century against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, his 18-year-old youth came into his batting. He smashed 6 fours and 5 sixes while batting destructively against Kolkata Knight Riders. Rahane played an unbeaten inning of 71 runs in 29 balls. No one can believe seeing the fearless manner in which he is batting. It is believed that on the basis of this performance, he will return to Team India.
After scoring a dashing half-century against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, his 18-year-old youth came into his batting. He smashed 6 fours and 5 sixes while batting destructively against Kolkata Knight Riders. Rahane played an unbeaten inning of 71 runs in 29 balls. No one can believe seeing the fearless manner in which he is batting. It is believed that on the basis of this performance, he will return to Team India.
IPL 2023: KKR bowling looked helpless in front of Ajinkya Rahane, CSK reached on top
Rahane hit 5 sixes like a flying saucer
- 1st, 13.1 overs:Rahane took Umesh Yadav’s ball out of the deep midwicket boundary with the help of pace.
- Second, 13.2 overs:Rahane scooped the ball cleverly done at a slightly slower pace by Umesh Yadav. Ball outside the fine leg boundary.
- Third, 16.2 overs:Pulling Russell’s ball at a speed of about 140 kmph, it was taken outside deep midwicket. It was an 86 meter six.
- Fourth, 18.4 overs:The carrom ball of Varun Chakraborty, called the mystery spinner, was taken outside the long on boundary.
- 5th, 18.5 overs:Varun gave this ball some pace and then Rahane brutally delivered it in the same fashion outside long on for 6 runs.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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