WTC Final: Why India cannot do without Rahane's fortitude

He may be one of India’s premier Test batsmen but Ajinkya Rahane has never had it easy. Nature designs some cricketers and their circumstances that way. Not for him the rosy fluency of a Virat Kohli or the jaw-dropping strokeplay of a Rohit Sharma. Even the celebrated stoicism of a Pujara has proved elusive.

WTC Final: Why India cannot do without Rahane's fortitude
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He may be one of India’s premier Test batsmen but Ajinkya Rahane has never had it easy. Nature designs some cricketers and their circumstances that way. Not for him the rosy fluency of a Virat Kohli or the jaw-dropping strokeplay of a Rohit Sharma. Even the celebrated stoicism of a Pujara has proved elusive.