Rahane’s rise in stock as far as Indian cricket, especially Test cricket is concerned, has been worth cherishing. In what was an elevation that no one quite expected, Ajinkya Rahane was named the vice-captain for the West Indies tour, where India are expected to play four test matches in July. Rahane, was in a way an outlier, given that the rest of the pack have been leaders of their respective domestic teams. India would go on to lose that match, but that tour went a long way in ensuring Rahane belonged at this level. Though Rahane began as a number three for Mumbai, he’d often end up opening the innings, should the team want him to.

Source: Mint May 23, 2016 09:07 UTC