Re: what a joke
by anand datar on Aug 02, 2016 05:28 PM
Remember they were all scored abroad ! And who will decide the calibre of the opposite teams ? You ?!
Re: Re: what a joke
by cvbcvb vxcbv on Aug 02, 2016 07:16 PM
When he does the same against Eng , Aus or SA world will bow to him. As for as deciding calibre is concerned neither me nor you have any say. but we can always make our point.
Re: Re: Re: what a joke
by anand datar on Aug 03, 2016 03:51 PM
Rahane made his first Test ton at Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand on 15 February 2014 against New Zealand.[20] India was in a difficult position when Rahane came to the crease at 156 for five and by the time he departed with 118 India were in a match-winning position ruined by Brendon McCullum’s famous triple century[21] "He had a mountain of first-class runs backing him, of course, but did he have what goes around by the queer name of X-factor? Did he have that extra edge in his game and personality that separates top-class international players from the rest? Was he merely humble, or was he unable to assert himself, unable to absorb real pressure? After his first two Test tours to South Africa and New Zealand, we can safely conclude it must be the former. Underneath that seemingly soft exterior lurks a solid Test batsman, and he was on display at the Basin Reserve", ESPN Cricinfo wrote in their analysis.[22]
Rahane played in the Investec Test Series (India tour of England, 2014) in England. His previous overseas performances (in away Tests, Rahane averaged 61.83 having scored 371 in four Tests including a century and two fifties) earned him a place in the playing eleven over Rohit Sharma.[20] He justified his selection by making his second hundred at the second Test match at Lord's Cricket Ground. Put in to bat on a green-top wicket by Alastair Cook, India collapsed to 140 for six by tea, only to be rescued by Rahane's century. He was supported by Bh
Re: Re: Re: what a joke
by anand datar on Aug 03, 2016 03:57 PM
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who scored a valuable 36, besides putting on 90 runs for the eighth wicket.[23] In the process, Rahane became the fourth Indian batsman to post a Test century on his first appearance at Lord’s, joining Sourav Ganguly, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ajit Agarkar[24][25]
Rahane played in the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. In the 3rd Test match at Melbourne, Rahane made his third Test hundred. He made 399 runs in four Test including 1 century and 3 half-centuries against the opposition attack consisted of Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris, the core of a bowling unit that famously won 2013-14 Ashes series by 5-0.
In the first Test of 2015 tour of Sri Lanka, Rahane broke the world record for most catches in a Test match with eight.[26] In the second Test at PSS, Colombo, he scored his fourth Test hundred, scoring 126 in India's second winnings, and India went on to win the match. In the process, he reached his career-best ranking of 20th, at the ICC Player Rankings.[27]
