In the match played on Sunday night at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, Ajinkya Rahane’s fiery avatar was seen again. Rahane played a blistering inning of 71 runs off 29 balls. Due to his innings, CSK scored a huge score of 235 runs against KKR, in response KKR’s team could score only 186 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane rewarded with “Man of theMatch” Award against KKR. Regarding his performance in the post match ceremony, the star player said,
”Just have a clear mindset. If your mind is right then you will be fine. I am just trying to enjoy my game. The wicket was a bit sticky, but once you get in, you have a good chance. We got off to a great start and after that I just wanted to play my shots and keep the momentum going.”
In the current season, Rahane has scored 209 runs in 5 matches so far at an impressive average of 52.25 and a blazing average of 199. In his very first match of this season, Ajinkya scored 61 runs in just 27 balls against Mumbai Indians as well.
It is clear that Rahane is batting with an open mind and has been given clarity and freedom by MS Dhoni. Rahane would like to do the same for CSK in the coming matches as this is his best batting performance till date in T20 cricket.
CSK aptain Mahendra Singh Dhoni also praised Ajinkya Rahane a lot. After the match was over he said, “We realize someone’s potential when we let him bat the way he bats. We give him freedom, give him the best position.”
