Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane says partnership with Rishabh Pant was vital. Image Courtesy: Twitter

As India inflicted a 2-0 whitewash on the Windies in the Test series, Ajinkya Rahane spoke on his partnership with Rishabh Pant in the first innings. Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant were the highest scorers of the first innings, as they both added 80 and 92 runs, respectively. The duo stitched a 152-run partnership for the fifth wicket, as it helped India to past score 300 runs in the first essay of the match.

Partnership with Pant helped us – Rahane

Moreover, Roston Chase was the top-scorer for the Windies who dominated India’s bowling attack in the first innings on the match. Also, Umesh Yadav was the pick of the bowlers who bagged his maiden ten-wicket haul in Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane couldn’t put up a good show in the first Test match, as he could only manage to score 40 runs. Rahane was delighted to add some valuable runs in the middle with the 21-year old Pant. Rahane also explained that India was searching for some good partnership to put pressure on the visitors. He, moreover, hails Umesh Yadav for putting up a good show, who was as a lone pacer after Shradul Thakur injured himself in the first innings. Yadav bowled exceptionally well, as he earned his career-best bowling figures in Test cricket.

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Umesh Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane praised Umesh Yadav who picked up ten wickets in the game against Windies. Image Courtesy: Twitter

“It was good fun (on the partnership with Pant), I was trying to control him yesterday, but it was hard. We knew one good partnership would put them (West Indies) down. It was good that he played within himself. I wanted to bat long; this innings helped me a lot. I wanted to create some good habits, just wanted to spend some time. Throughout the series, we played well; everyone batted well. Credit to Umesh, he bowled really well, six wickets in the first innings, four in the second, he bowled wonderfully well.”

Now, India will play five-match ODI series against the Windies, which begins on October 21st.