Ajinkya Rahane‘s return to the Indian workforce for the continued World Test Championship (WTC) last in opposition to Australia has been a subject of debate withing the cricketing folklore. Rahane, who dropped from the workforce after the two-match Test sequence in opposition to New Zealand in January 2022, was recalled to the facet after his exploits within the home circuit, in addition to the Indian Premier League. On his return to the facet, Rahane scored a gritty 89 to steer India’s fightback in opposition to a dominanat Australian facet. During his knock, Rahane additionally went previous the milestone of 5,000 Test runs.

While the batter has been receiving reward from all corners, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar feels calling Rahane as ‘disaster man’ of the workforce can be too far fetched for now.

“I don’t think Ajinkya Rahane can be called a batter in crisis. There’s another innings to go, the crisis has to be averted in a way that you either draw or win the game. But this innings, solely on the kind of odds… he’s done brilliant,” Manjrekar mentioned on ESPNCricinfo.

However, Manjrekar advised if Rahane can sew an analogous knock within the second innings, it’d show to be a blessing for the workforce, in addition to his personal profession.

“To call him the player in crisis… he has played an odd innings, but the old Ajinkya Rahane would follow it with low scores. Who knows, the new Ajinkya Rahane could be the Test batter 2.0. Maybe, he can carry it in the second innings as well,” he added.

India path Australia by 296 runs with two full days of play left within the WTC Final.