Indian team opener Rohit Sharma said that Rahane has shown his stamina as a batsman whenever the team needs runs in difficult circumstances. Rohit and vice-captain Rahane shared a 162-run partnership for the fourth wicket on the first day of the second Test match against England here, making India 300 for six at stumps.
Rohit praised Rahane for his 67 runs and said, ‘Ajinkya is one of our top players. He has performed very well and played some important innings (over the years). He has shown many times that when the team needs the help of a batsman, he does so. He has done this many times. ‘
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Rohit said that his partnership with Rahane was very important as per the match situation. Rohit said, “When he came to bat, three wickets fell before lunch, it was necessary for us to partner.” We have seen many times when the team needed it, Rahane showed his batting skills and scored runs in difficult conditions.
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