Rahane happy with own performance, despite not reaching 100 – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 in the 4th match of the Indian Premier League 5 on April 6 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
“Yes, I am bit disappointed for missing a hundred but a match-winning 98 is also satisfying. I don't rate it as my best knock but certainly it is one of the best. My 61 against England was also [an] equally good innings,” he said.
Opening for the Royals, Rahane and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harmeet-Singh-c1533, but his 23-year-old partner went on to establish another vital partnership
with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Faulkner-c1643.
“… the ball was coming nicely on to the bat and stroke-making was easy. Skipper Rahul Dravid was a source of inspiration. It is proud moment for me to bat with him as he has been my idol,” said Rahane, who had previously spoken words of admiration for Dravid
after he retired from the national squad, saying the veteran batsman had taught him to value his wicket.
“Dravid kept on motivating me from the other end. We have a good understanding and he prompted me to play [the] full 20 overs,” he said, adding that there had not been any stringent game plan – rather, they had decided to establish a good opening partnership
which would continue till at least the first powerplay.
Following Rahane’s dismissal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cooper-c51561 scoring 11 off three balls, while Shah managed 14 off 8. The Royals set their opponents a target of 192, which they were unable to meet, leading
to a 31-run win for Dravid's men - a victory in which Player of the Match, Rahane, played an essential role.
The young right-hander earned a call to the national side after scoring two 100s in the Emerging Players Tournament in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. After his recent outing for the Royals, he is sure to have
caught the national selectors’ attention again, though he maintains that he is focusing mainly on maintaining consistency in his performances.
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