Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has found Ajinkya Rahane to be a good captain and he hopes his offensive style will suit the Indian team. India captain Virat Kohli will be back on paternity leave after the first Test in Adelaide from December 17 and will lead Rahane in the remaining three matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “I saw him take the lead in the Test against Australia (Dharamsala in March 2017) and I found his leadership to be fantastic,” Chappell said in a virtual conversation. He’s a really aggressive leader. ”
Chappell later drew attention to Rahane’s captaincy during that Test match against Australia. “I remember a few things about his leadership,” he said. David Warner dominated Australia’s first innings. He (playing his first Test match) brought out Kuldeep Yadav and he dismissed Warner.
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Another thing I remember is that India are chasing a small target and they have lost two wickets. Rahane stepped up to the crease and dominated the Australian bowlers. He scored more than 20 (38 off 27 balls). I liked his attitude. He said that as a leader you have two options – one to adopt an offensive mindset and another to play a defensive game. I believe that offensive behavior is necessary in Test cricket and Rahane is offensive.
Ian Chappell described Rahane as a good substitute for Kohli and said, ‘At least he is a good replacement for Team India captain. If Australia thinks they don’t, but Kohli is back home and now they think we can win easily, that’s their biggest mistake. ‘
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