Former Aus coach warns Ajinkya Rahane not to emulate Virat Kohli in the Test series

Former coach of Australian cricket team John Buchanan has said that Team India's vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is t like Virat Kohli in his gameplay and shouldn't try to emulate his captain if middle-order mainstay wishes to succeed in upcoming series against Australia. Both teams will be locking horns in a four-match Test series that gets underway on December 17.

'His first job will be to...': John Buchanan

"Virat's departure from team is a huge blow to Indian campaign in Australia. y will miss his enthusiasm, his competitiveness, his belief in what y can do as a team. On top of this, y will be missing one of finest batsmen in world cricket," said Buchanan during an exclusive interaction with ANI from Brisbane.

"I do t have any insight into Rahane as a leer and a captain. He will t be Kohli, r should he try to be. His first job will be to score runs, and le by example this way," ded former Australian coach.

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Virat Kohli in 2020/21 Australia series

Kohli will be leing India in limited-overs series against five-time world champions that includes three One Day Internationals which will be followed by same number of T20Is. He will n be making a solitary Test appearance by leing his team in opening Test match at elaide Oval. s of w, elaide Test is expected to be played under lights with pink-ball. 

batting megastar would be heing back to India after first Test match to be with his wife Anushka Sharma as y are expecting ir first child in January. He has been granted paternity leave by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). 

With Rohit Sharma's inclusion in India's Test squ for Australia series, it is likely that opening batsman might also le team, after Kohli's departure. Ajinkya Rahane, Test vice-captain, could also be leing squ in place of Virat Kohli. However, re has been final decision on it yet. 

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