Hello Friends,
I am back with yet another edition of Sports Talk Of The Month. Current month is majorly dominated by IPL cricket. The biggest T20 league in the globe has been such an impactful sporting event over the years as the entire world is watching it. Exciting brand of cricket, complete entertainment, packed grounds with crowd, nail biting finishes are what made IPL such a treat for the audience. At the same time IPL witnesses emergence of so many cricketing superstars for their respective nations. This year too it has been entertaining its audience with some high quality cricket. Let's now quickly have a look on our top feature of the month.
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| Ajinkya Rahane Image Credit: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
IPL has produced so many young talents over the last decade for Indian cricket. This year too quite a few youngsters are exhibiting their talent in the mega event. At the same time this year has been an extremely productive year for some of the veterans of the league. One name among those that definitely deserves a mention is Ajinkya Rahane. He is someone who has served Indian cricket for years specially in red ball cricket with some extraordinary performances. He has even captained India to some of the memorable wins in test cricket. Unfortunately he was dropped from the Indian team due to lack of substantial performances in recent past. But a player of his calibre was definitely not going to give up so easily as setbacks are often considered as stepping stones to success in life. He kept piling on runs in the domestic circuit along with working on his fitness. He was not getting enough opportunities in IPL too. But the current edition of IPL turned out to be a real game-changer for him.
Playing for Chennai Super Kings this year he is really showcasing a never seen before side of his batting. Batting at no.3 for CSK he is giving that much needed stability to their middle order along with a attacking style of batting. Credit to him for playing in a completely different style at this phase of his career after being termed as a defensive batter throughout his career. It's a testament to his hard work, passion for the game that made him staging a complete transformation to his playing style. Everyone is enjoying this 2.0 version of Rahane. As a reward for his hard work he has made a comeback to Indian test team for the WTC final to be played in June this year. Rahane's example is an eye opener to all those who give up after facing certain setbacks in life. He has proved again why a sportsperson is always an inspiration to many. Hopefully he continues to keep marching forward in his path with lot more success for him as well as the teams he plays for.
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