Ajinkya Rahane, a day immediately after returning house to a hero’s welcome, took to Twitter to share an adorable image spending good quality time with his daughter. Leading the group in normal skipper Virat Kohli’s absence, Rahane guided India to a memorable 2-1 series win more than Australia. After spending 5 months on the road, in the course of which he travelled to two nations and eight cities, India’s Test vice-captain was lastly back to his “favourite city” amongst his favourite men and women. “5 months. 2 countries. 8 cities later, back to spending some quality time with my favourites, in my favourite city,” Rahane captioned the image on the micro-blogging website.
5 months. 2 nations. 8 cities later, back to spending some good quality time with my favourites, in my favourite city pic.twitter.com/vdmC15esfb
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) January 22, 2021
After Kohli returned back house immediately after the initial Test — which India had lost by eight wickets, Rahane took more than the captaincy and led by instance, scoring the only hundred by an Indian player in the series in Melbourne. Rahane’s excellent overall performance lifted the mood in the side and they went on to win the match, levelling the series at 1-1.Rahane completed the series with fifth-highest run-scorer with 268 runs from eight innings. While MCG saw his batting masterclass, Rahane earned wide applause for his leadership abilities. After India lost numerous essential players due to injuries, Rahane showed excellent trust in the inexperienced players and they rose up to the occasion and delivered for the group.Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj, who created his Test debut in the second Test at the MCG, was 1 of the finds of the series for India as he completed as the most thriving bowler in the group with 13 wickets.After choosing his maiden Test 5-wicket haul, Siraj spoke hugely of Rahane’s leadership and thanked him for displaying trust in him and other youngsters. “I would like to thank Rahane who showed trust in me and the youngsters. He was constantly talking to me and he gave me confidence,” stated Siraj at the finish of day 4 play at the Gabba.
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