Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has given a significant reaction to Ajinkya Rahane’s Test career. He said that the way Rahane performed superbly in the World Test Championship final, he must have gained some relief. According to Ricky Ponting, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are injured, which is why Rahane has a golden opportunity to go on the West Indies tour.
After a long time, Rahane, who is making a comeback to the Indian team, played a brilliant inning in a difficult situation and played a crucial role in India’s recovery against Australia’s massive score. He missed a century but played a magnificent innings of 89 runs, which included 11 boundaries and one six. His partnership of 109 runs with Shardul Thakur (51) helped India prevent Australia from gaining a decisive advantage.
Ricky Ponting’s big statement on Ajinkya Rahane’s Test career
During the conversation with the ICC, Ricky Ponting reacted to Ajinkya Rahane. “Rahane has made the most of the opportunity he was given, and that’s what you can do,” he remarked. India must play two Test matches against the West Indies before KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer return. Therefore, Rahane has a great chance to perform well in these matches and take his Test career forward for the next few years. Ajinkya Rahane is a fantastic person and maintains great discipline. I have worked with him and know it well.”
Speaking of Ricky Ponting, he has previously worked with Ajinkya Rahane in the Delhi Capitals team in the IPL. Regarding Rahane, he said, “Rahane used to come first in training and was the first to reach the gym. I’m glad to see him back on the playing field. When you see him play like this, it surprises me why he was not in the team for the past few months.”
