Ajinkya Rahane has grown in stature since the Australian tour began
Updated On: 06 September, 2015 10:40 AM IST | | Ian Chappell
<p>India's Ajinkya Rahane recently embraced the opportunity to bat at No 3, which says a lot about a player, who has grown in stature since the beginning of the 2014-15 Australian tour, writes Ian Chappell</p>
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India's Ajinkya Rahane batted at No 3 during the recently- concluded Test series against Sri Lanka
Why has number three suddenly become cricket's Syria, the no-go zone of international batting orders? In recent times a prolific Michael Clarke flatly refused to bat there; both India and England's prime position has been in a state of flux and there are calls for Steve Smith, despite reasonable success, to vacate three now he's Australian captain.
India's Ajinkya Rahane batted at No 3 during the recently- concluded Test series against Sri Lanka. Pic/Solaris Images
Unless you're a born opener three's the best place to bat. If there isn't a Bill Lawry and Bob Simpson or Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, highly successful opening partnership preceding you, there's the opportunity to establish the pattern of play.
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