Ajinkya Rahane’s success makes you wonder if all those experiments at No 4 last year were really worth it. Rahane struck three fifties and a century in the five-match ODI series in the West Indies, but all those innings came as opener in the absence of Rohit Sharma. Rahane didn’t get to bat in the middle-order on the 2017 Sri Lanka ODI series either. And Rahane scored 79 to help India win in a canter. My mindset is such that whatever my team management tells me to do, I always give positive response to that.”Rahane’s record against South Africa has been good.

Source: Hindustan Times February 03, 2018 15:11 UTC