Ajinkya Rahane credits skipper Virat Kohli for backing him when he was off-colour

Team India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane credited skipper Virat Kohli for backing him whenever he failed to perform with bat. Rahane h his task cut out after Kohli h returned back to India on paternity leave after elaide debacle as he h to le India from front in next three matches.

However, once 'Jinx' took initiative of captaining side, re was looking back for eir him or visitors as y came back strongly and ended up winning series.

'Always h faith in me': Ajinkya Rahane

“Honestly speaking, I never ever felt that my place in side was ever in danger. captain and team manment always h faith in me", said Ajinkya Rahane as quoted by  PTI.

"Yes, sometimes in a few series, a player is off-colour but that doesn't mean that his class is gone. A player needs only one kck to get back to his form. When I was going through a b patch, my captain boosted my morale. It's always comforting to kw that you have his backing and you are n focused on giving your best without any worries,” Indian Test specialist ded.

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How Team India's fortunes changed post elaide Test?

Leing India in Boxing Day Test match at MCG, Mumbai cricketer tched up his 12th Test century on a difficult wicket. His vital innings of 112 was one of main factors that helped visitors level four-match series 1-1.  He was also judged Man of Match award for his impactful kck in what was a must-win game for India.

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Men In Blue n secured a hard-fought draw in following Test at SCG as middle-order duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari ded 62 runs for seventh-wicket stand and me Australian bowlers toil hard for almost 43 overs.

odds were against visitors in series decider at Gabba, Brisbane but, an injury-marred team led by Ajinkya Rahane did unthinkable by getting better of a full-strength Australian team as y chased down a stiff total of 328 on final day of contest to successfully retain Border-Gavaskar trophy and reby, register back-to-back series wins on Australian soil.

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