India and Chennai Super Kings batter Ajinkya Rahane has been on a sizzling streak within the Indian Premier League this season.
His unbeaten 71 off simply 29 at a strike charge of 244.82 propelled CSK to a 49-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday after MS Dhoni’s males had amassed 235/4, the highest-ever whole on the Eden Gardens.
The 34-year-old was adjudged Player of the Match for his explosive innings, which included six fours and 5 sixes.
“The turning point is here, and I’m getting chances to play. I was not getting opportunities to play one or two years ago. If you don’t play matches, how would you show what shots you have in your arsenal?” he mentioned through the post-match press convention.
With the World Test Championship last towards Australia scheduled for June 7 in London, Rahane has peaked on the proper time. Asked about CSK feeling at residence on the Eden, the place the yellow shirts outnumbered the purple jerseys, Rahane mentioned, “It feels really great that CSK fans are coming everywhere, not just to the ground, airport, or outside the team hotel. It’s only possible because of Mahi Bhai. We are all really lucky that we are getting to play and learn a lot of things under him.”
This is Rahane’s second IPL stint underneath four-time IPL-winning skipper Dhoni, having performed underneath him throughout his time on the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant.
Rahane has scored 209 runs in 5 video games, putting at a whopping charge of 199.0, and is the third highest run-scorer for CSK, after openers Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad. “I enjoyed all the knocks this season, and I feel my best is yet to come,” he mentioned.
Highest run-scorers for CSK in IPL 2023:
Player | Matches | Runs | Strike charge | Average | |
1 | Devon Conway | 7 | 314 | 143.37 | 52.33 |
2 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 7 | 270 | 147.54 | 45.00 |
3 | Ajinkya Rahane | 5 | 209 | 199.04 | 52.25 |
4 | Shivam Dube | 7 | 184 | 157.26 | 30.67 |
5 | Ambati Rayudu | 7 | 83 | 140.47 | 20.75 |
*As on 23.04.2023
With inputs from Y.B. Sarangi
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com