Rahane, used to be picked through Chennai Super Kings for his bottom value of Rs 50 lakh, slammed a 19-ball fifty towards Mumbai Indians and likewise performed stormy knocks of 31 and 37 towards Rajasthan Royals and RCB respectively.
He has a crash fee of 222.22 within the powerplay this season.
However CSK bowling guide Eric Simons isn’t shocked in any respect with Rahane’s exploits with the bat pronouncing he’s a bright cricketer who has discovered a approach to successfully play games the T20 layout.
“It is something that does not surprise me at all. I think people misunderstand T20 cricket, batting in particular. There are different ways of playing this game,” Simons stated at the eve of CSK’s game towards Sunrisers Hyderabad.
“It is important to find your way and who you are. Ajinkya Rahane is a very clever cricketer. He has found his way of playing the game (T20) and he has been very effective,”
“He plays traditional cricket shots. He has got a particular way and he has grown tremendously.”
In the meantime, SRH captain Aiden Markram praised left-arm pacer T Natarajan.
“Yeah, we love Nattu (Natarajan). We know his ability, we know his class. He bowls the tough overs for us, a lot like what Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) does.
“He’s very sunny in his plans. There shall be nights the place the execution is moderately off. However, there can also be a batch of nights the place he will get it proper. He’s a correct match-winner for us,” the South African cricketer said of the Tamil Nadu pace bowler.
(With PTI Inputs)
