Rahane 'born to captain cricket team'

Sports Desk: Losing Australia on Australian soil is not an easy task. In last year's Test match, acting captain Ajinkya Rahane's India did it very easily. Without regular captain Virat Kohli, opener Rohit Sharma and three pacers Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami and Ishant Sharma.

After India's six-wicket win in the Melbourne Test that started on Boxing Day with such a team, everyone is praising captain Rahane. Many have directly suggested that if India win the series, Rahane should be made the permanent Test captain instead of Kohli. Former Australian captain Ian Chappell did not say so much. However, he also praised Rahane's captaincy. According to Chappell, Rahane was born to captain. Chappell made the remarks in a column on ESPN Cricinfo. "Rahane has taken India to the forefront in Melbourne," he wrote.

This is not surprising. Everyone who has seen his captaincy in Dharamsala in 2016 knows that Rahane was born to lead the cricket team. This match in Melbourne had a lot in common with that match in 2016. ' Highlighting those similarities, Chappell writes, ‘First, the fight was between two fiercely competitive teams. Then there was also the valuable contribution of Rabindra Jadeja towards the end of the first innings. In the end, Rahane played aggressively and scored fast runs and brought in a winning collection. ' Kohli could not play in that match at Dharamsala due to a shoulder injury.

As a result, Rahane got the captaincy for that one match of the series and brought a great victory to the team. This time Kohli is on paternity leave. As a result, Rahane has got the captaincy of the last three matches of the series.