India might be the favourites to win the coming Test series against the West Indies, but Rahane said that it won’t be easy as the hosts are dangerous and unpredictable side and India have to respect them.
CAB President Sourav Ganguly and former cricketer Arun Lal with cricketer Ajinkya Rahane during CAB's Annual Award Ceremony 2018-2019 in Kolkata on Aug 3, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said on Saturday that he loves batting at No. 4, a spot that has been bothering the Indian team for a long time.
In the recently concluded World Cup, India lost to New Zealand in the semi-final, and the No.4 spot remained a question mark throughout the tournament as neither Vijay Shankar, nor Risabh Pant could permanently fill the spot.
“Incidentally, my number (sequence in the prize distribution) here is four… I really enjoy batting at No 4. That’s my favourite position,” Rahane said in his opening address at the Cricket Association of Bengal’s (CAB) annual awards ceremony at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here. Rahane was the chief guest at the CAB programme.
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India might be the favourites to win the coming Test series against the West Indies, but Rahane said that it won’t be easy as the hosts are dangerous and unpredictable side and India have to respect them.
“We all know they are a dangerous and unpredictable team. I’m really looking forward to the series against the West Indies,” Rahane said.
India will play two Tests in the Caribbean after three T20 internationals and as many one-dayers.
Rahane will be back with the Test team for the series which begins 22 August.
“It is important to respect them and play our game as we’ve been playing, especially in Test cricket. For me, it’s important to give my best. I always focus on contributing for my team and I think I’m just going to do my best as well. Once I go there, I will give my 100 per cent,” he said.
Talking about the current status of the ongoing series, India are leading the three-match T20I series 1-0. The next match will be played on Sunday at Lauderhill, Florida.
(With inputs from IANS)
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