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Rahane is flying in T20 cricket after CSK stint freed him
Until IPL 2023, Ajinkya Rahane's strike rate in the powerplay in T20s was 115.31. In 23 such innings since then, the score has risen to 156.83. Rahane believes it was the freedom to go out and express himself, which was allowed to him by his former IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK), that helped him unlock his potential in the shortest format.
“The message from them was clear: go out there and play your natural game,” Rahane said after the smash 98 off 56 balls against Baroda to put Mumbai in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). “It was never about, 'You play an anchor role and others will play around you.' [From] other teams the message for me was 'Play up to 15-16 overs and others will play around you'. That's why I played with a success rate of 120-130. But the last two years have helped me a lot in the shorter format.”
That simple message from CSK seems to have worked its magic after IPL 2023 too. Rahane had finished that tournament with a strike percentage of 172.48, and this season at the SMAT he has 432 runs – the most of any batter – at 169.41.
Rahane has had that impact even when playing mostly conventional shots, such as floating effortlessly across the pitch on either side of the ground or pulling the short balls away powerfully.
Before today's 98, he had crashed 95 off 54 balls to Andra in a SMAT record chase of 230 and followed that with 84 off 45 deliveries against Vidarbha in the quarter-final in another huge chase of 222. He showed his range of shots in the final innings, which also included a six to remember, with the ball flying over the fine leg of medium-paced Darshan Nalkande as Rahane went deep in the crease stayed and played a pick-up shot in Suryakumar-Yadav fashion.
After three Player-of-the-Match appearances in a row, Rahane says he wants to “keep it simple”. 'I'm not that strong, [and] it's not about power-hitting,” he said. “For me it's always about the timing of the ball. But at the same time having that intention from ball number one. And it's always about expanding my defense – all the shots. So I just focus on that.
“[I’m] don't try to play too hard or have a big chance. It's always about timing the ball and maintaining my shape all the time.”
Against Baroda, chasing 159, Rahane started the second over by dispatching the first three balls he faced for 4, 6, 4, the first of which was an un-Rahane-like heave over the line to deep square leg. Maybe an attempt to put immediate pressure on the bowler?
“I knew how Lukman Meriwala was going to bowl. So I wanted him to change his length,” Rahane said. “So that's why the idea was to attack him with the first ball so he could change his length. And the next two balls he actually threw too short. So that's what I wanted.”
Meriwala fell short and Rahane hooked for six and hit for four. And so, his 'fearless attitude' helped Mumbai get another shot at the SMAT title, a title they had won under Rahane. in 2022-23. If he can continue the same form, not only Mumbai, but IPL's defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, who bagged Rahane for his base price of INR 1.5 crore at auction last monthwill be much harder to beat.
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