Conversations With Rahul Dravid Helped Me Overcome World Cup Snub - Ajinkya Rahane
Published - 27 Dec 2019, 12:29 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:02 AM
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Team India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane was disappointed after ICC World Cup 2019 in England snub. Rahane was to be in the squad with the management struggling to fix the No. 4 slot. But the snub left the cricketer in a state of shock and Rahane revealed that conversations with National Cricket Academy (NCA) Director, Rahul Dravid helped him overcome the disappointment.
The All India National Selection Committee headed by MSK Prasad ignored Rahane despite India struggling with their middle-order. They failed to fix their No. 4 slot which hurt them badly during the premier competition. The selectors also didn’t consider him even they had to pick two replacements in place of Shikhar Dhawan and Vijay Shankar.
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Conversation with Dravid helped me: Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane, who last played an ODI game against South Africa in 2018, said expressed his grief on missing out the World Cup. The cricketer from Mumbai revealed that the snub helped him introspect his game. Rahane also said that talking to Rahul Dravid helped him remain possitive and take one game at a time.
“At times, we get too caught up in our pursuit of success and then we suddenly realise that we are required to just stop, sit back and introspect. I did exactly that when I wasn’t selected for the 2019 World Cup,” Rahane said to PTI. “Conversations with Rahul bhai also helped me get those answers that I should keep my batting really simple. Take one game at a time. Be in a positive mindset,” he added.
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Ajinkya Rahane, who was on the fringes of losing his spot in the Test side, made a superb comeback and has performed consistently in the last few Test series. The cricketer spoke about the importance of playing County Cricket from where he learnt a lot as a player and as a human being.
“I am in a very good space right now, and it started from the West Indies series. I was in England, playing county cricket where I learnt a lot not only as a cricketer but also as a human being,” Rahane concluded.
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