5 Reasons why Ajinkya Rahane got KKR’s captaincy, young players left watching
Great record in captaincy
Ajinkya Rahane has a lot of captaincy experience. He has commanded the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Apart from this, he has also captained the Indian team. Under his captaincy, Team India went to Australia and won the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Now still captain Mumbai in domestic cricket.
Batting also in rhythm
Ajinkya Rahane is also in great rhythm with the bat. He was the highest run -scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In 8 innings, Rahane scored 469 runs at an average of 58 and a strike rate of 165. His biggest innings was 98 runs. Mumbai also won the tournament title.
Rahane knows to handle the team
Ajinkya Rahane knows how the team is likely. The young player will also get a lot of guidance from them. Rahane has played cricket in every situation. He has played for many teams and in such a situation, everyone knows the weakness and strength.
Good relationship with coach
If any team is to succeed then the relationship between coach and captain should be good. Rahane is from Mumbai and KKR’s head coach Chandrakant Pandit is also from Mumbai. He has given coaching to Rahane in domestic cricket. Now the pair will also be seen in the IPL.
No other experienced options
KKR has no experienced option for captaincy. Venkatesh Iyer has no special experience of captaincy. There is something similar with Sunil Naren and Andre Russell. Rinku Singh is also with the team but he too has not held captaincy at the big level.
