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Mohammed Siraj and Ishant Sharma.
NEW DELHI: Find of the tour for shoring up the bowling attack the way he did - Mohd Siraj. - that s what India Head coach Ravi Shastri tweeted after Siraj s stellar show helped India clinch their second consecutive Border-Gavaskar title triumph. The 26-year-old signed off the series as the highest wicket-taker for his team, claiming 13 wickets in 3 Tests, including one five-wicket haul.
After an impressive show in the series Down Under, it wasn t a surprise to see Siraj s name in the India squad that was announced for the first two Tests vs England at home. And, the Hyderabad born pacer is raring to go at full throttle against the Three Lions. The opening Test will be played at Chennai s MA Chidambaram stadium from February 5.
Ajinkya Rahane comes clean on captaincy: This is what he says Agencies
New Delhi: Ajinkya Rahane has won many a fans with his astute captaincy during the Indian team’s epic triumph in Australia. However, Ajinkya Rahane clarified Tuesday that Virat Kohli is the undisputed leader of the Indian side. He said he happy filling in when required.
Come February 5, Rahane will again be the vice-captain of the Test team against England with Kohli back. So will things be different now when he once again dons the vice captain’s hat?
Coming clean
“Nothing changes. Virat was and will always be the captain of the Test team and I am his deputy. When he was absent it was my duty to lead the side. It was my responsibility to give my best for Team India’s success,” Rahane, who was on his way to Chennai, said.
Was there a strategy laid out?
The strategy was simple – let’s stick together, let’s back ourselves, walk out with a positive attitude and that fighting spirit. And let’s accept whatever the result is in the end. The first practice session at the MCG was the first morale-booster. Everybody was looking to help each other out.
Quietly, there was a resurgence taking place – even though nobody would’ve been able to put a finger on it and say it so at that point. Until the morning of the match, when Australia won the toss, we were actually looking to bat first – despite what had happened in Adelaide.
For the vice-captain, it was not about being on the hot seat but having the ability to perform the role to perfection that mattered the most. It s not the matter of merely being a captain. How you perform the captain s role is what s more important. So far I have been successful. Hopefully, in future also, I will try to give these kind of results for my team, said the man, who has led his country to four wins in five Tests.
Reflecting on his relationship with Kohli, Rahane said it has always been smooth. Me and Virat have always shared a good bonding with each other. He has time and again praised my batting. Both of us played memorable knocks for our team in India and overseas conditions. It only helped that Virat comes at No.4 and myself at No.5. We have had a lot of partnerships, the 32-year-old said.