Ajinkya Rahane: Any batting order will do for him

Mumbai batsmen Ajinkya Rahane, who showed a glimpse of hope for India in upcoming future, Rahane played as opener in recently finished disastrous England summer. Ajinkya Rahane says he cannot afford to be choose about his batting position in the India team and added that any batting position will do for him.

Rahane's sound technique and temperament on his debut tour earned him two half-centuries and impressed entire nation and cricketing fans. However, the tourists failed to win even one out of the five one-dayers and a lone Twenty20 match after a 4-0 whitewash in the preceding test series.

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The 23-year old right-handed batsman, made his debut as key players in the team were injured. Rahane says that he must give way to regular opener Virender Sehwag makes returns from a shoulder injury. He insisted that he can open to batting anywhere in the order. During the first few years in Ranji Trophy, he had opened the innings but the next two years he played at the number three position in domestic level.

Rahane believe that if you are playing international cricket, they must be ready to bat at any position. Any player’s ultimate dream is to play for Team India and he is not any exception, it his dream too. When Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir remain India's first choices for the top three batting spots and there is so much competition for other slots in the batting order with likes of Yuvraj, Raina, Yusuf and Rohit.  Rahane said that it’s difficult to get selected for the Indian team and to stay there and play consistently for a long period is more difficult.

The 23-year-old batsmen said that he thinks he still have to work hard than he is working now and have to keep my complete focus only on cricket. Rahane cherishes the memory of interacting with some of the great players, he grew up idolising.  

On his debut the Master Sachin Tendulkar came up to him after the match and said 'well played, very well done and you have batted very well'. Later, Rahul and MS also gave me some tips, Rahane quoted that when such stalwarts themselves come forward and give him tips it  was a huge thing for a youngster like him.