Ajinkya Rahane says he is still young and has a "lot of cricket left in him"
Ajinkya Rahane was dropped from the India test squad last year, and he went back to domestic cricket and scored a large number of runs before leaving a huge impression for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL season 2023. Because of his productive domestic and IPL seasons, he was selected by Team India for the WTC final, where he was the top scorer for his team in the first innings with a brilliant half century.
He also retained his place for the West Indies tour and was handed the vice captaincy again. Rahane might be in his mid-thirties, but the middle-order batter doesn’t think he’s getting old and reckons there's a lot of cricket left in him.
When asked about making a comeback at this age before the first test between India and the West Indies, Rahane gave one hilarious response as he said, ‘Is age mein matlab? I am still young. A lot of cricket is left in me."
Rahane, who turned 35 last month, says he’s worked on a few aspects of his batting and fitness in the past year and a-half.
He said, The IPL was good; my domestic season was very good. I'm feeling quite confident about my bat. In the last year or so, I’ve worked on my fitness and a few points in my batting. I’m enjoying my cricket batting. I’m not going to think much about the future. Every match is important, individually and from the viewpoint of the team."