Success, Being Alone and Rahul Dravid- Rahane Opens Up!

Indian Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has bot been included in the ODI squad after South Africa Series in February 2018.  He was not considered for the 2019 World CUP also. Recently he made a great comeback in Test series by scoring 271 in 4 innings. Meanwhile, Rahane opened about his life journey in an interview to ICC. His statements as quoted by ICC are given below.

“At times, we get too caught up in our pursuit of success and then we suddenly realise that we are required to just stop, sit back and introspect. I did exactly that when I wasn’t selected for the 2019 World Cup". 

“I am in a very good space right now and it started from the West Indies series. I was in England, playing county cricket where I learned a lot, not only as a cricketer but also as a human being. In two months, I played seven games. So it wasn’t always about on-field learnings but also about off-field learning"

“I sometimes walked alone in the parks, at times jogged. Sometimes I would simply sit with a cup of coffee thinking about past days, thinking about my younger days, what used to be my mindset when I played club cricket or age-group cricket before I made my international debut. I needed some answers and got them”

“Conversations with Rahul bhai also helped me get those answers that I should keep my batting really simple. Take one game at a time. Be in a positive mindset. So now, I am in a very good mind space. Whatever happened earlier is gone. Now I have to focus on upcoming things.”