Former Australia captain praise of Rahane, knowing what you said, you will also be shocked

New Delhi:  Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has praised India's acting captain Ajikya Rahane and said he is brave, smart and a calm player. India won the second Test match under the captaincy of Rahane and equalized 1–1 in the four-match Test series. The victory of the Boxing Day Test match was also important because India lost in the first Test match and in the second Test match, she landed without her regular captain and top batsman Virat Kohli. Rahane captained the team twice before that Test match and won both times.

Chappell wrote in his column in ESPNcricinfo, "It is no surprise that Rahane captained the team brilliantly in the MCG. He captained at Dharamshala in 2017. It can be said that this player was born to captain the cricket team." Has happened. Chappell wrote, "There are a lot of similarities between the 2017 match at Dharamshala and the match at the MCG. Firstly, the match was between the two best competing teams and after that it contributed significantly to the lower order in the first innings and eventually Rahane batted with aggression and led the team to the winning total. "

Rahane scored a brilliant century in the first innings at the MCG and scored an unbeaten 27 in the second innings. Chappell wrote, "This is part of Rahane's success as a captain - he is brave and shrewd. He has a lot of leadership skills apart from two important qualities. He keeps calm when things start coming out of his hands . "

He said, "He has won the respect of teammates. This is the most important aspect of good captaincy and he scored runs when needed. Chappell said that the Indian team knew that no one could make up for Virat Kohli's absence." Therefore additional effort will be required.

He wrote, "Jasprit Bumrah was performing brilliantly as ever, attacking the batsmen relentlessly. Ravichandran Ashwin made an impact on Steve Smith with renewed confidence gained in Australia. This increased the confidence of the Indian team. From the senior players Inspired by Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj.