Rahane's desperation to play for India
Ajinkya Rahane was depressed because he did not feel his achievements in domestic cricket were being recognised, his Mumbai coach Pravin Amre tells the Indian Express' Devendra Pandey
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
Ajinkya Rahane was depressed because he did not feel his achievements in domestic cricket were being recognised, his Mumbai coach Pravin Amre tells the Indian Express' Devendra Pandey. After plenty of runs on the domestic circuit Rahane finally got called up to the national side after an impressive showing in the Emerging Players Tournament.
Rahane wasn’t worried about his shot selection. Instead, he asked a question that was begging to be asked. “What more do I have to do to make it to the Indian team?” asked a frustrated Rahane, one of domestic cricket’s most prolific scorers over the last few seasons. Having earned the reputation of being a Mumbai run-machine so early in his career, it was natural for the youngster to think of getting a national call-up. Rahane, according to Amre, was entering a phase of depression.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo