I will never give up, want to play a Test at Wankhede: Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane never gives up and after surprising the cricketing world with the fastest fifty of IPL 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium the out of favour India batter yearns to play a Test match at his home groundOn CSK debut Rahane smashed seven fours and three sixes in his 61 from just 27 balls and the fastest fifty of the season came off just 19 balls Chasing 158 against Mumbai Indians CSK finished at 1593 in 181 oversI always enjoy playing at Wankhede I have never played a Test here I would want to play a Test here said Rahane who led India to a famous Test series win in Australia in 2021Rahane was not supposed to start the game but an injury to Moeen Ali gave him an opportunityThere is still a long way to go Today I was not sure about my place in the eleven I got to know just before the toss for me it is about playing one game at a time and staying in the moment Rahane told the media on Saturday nightAnything can happen Today I was not sure about my game For me I will never give up It is about playing with enjoyment and passionWhatever format I play it is about giving my best every time rather than thinking about the future things which is not in my hand not in my control for me its all about giving my best every time and be as positive as possible and whenever I get an opportunity I should be ready for that Rahane saidRahana was dropped from the Test team following the tour of South Africa in January 2022 While Cheteshwar Pujara was able to make a comeback Rahane couldntThe 34yearold said the knowledge of his homeground helped him play the way he didI just got to know before the toss that I am playing Unfortunately Moeen was unwell I know this wicket really well have got an idea how the wicket was playing or how the ball was behaving that helped me RahaneWhen I went in it was about playing my normal game The intent was really good My preparation was really good we had a really good camp before coming here had a good domestic season batting wise I was feeling really good I am happy that I did really well and we won the game he addedAs he often does Rahane played pure cricketing shots to regal the crowdMumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher said it was Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santners spin bowling that hurt his side more than Rahanes knockIt is difficult to look at our bowlers and their batters when we have not got enough runs on the board In a game of T20 cricket especially now that you have got impact playersAlso readIPL 2023 Ajinkya Rahane cracks 61 for CSK after MI limp to 1578We had seven frontline batters today for us to get but 1578 was not good enough With that start 611 in six overs we probably should have got 180190 and then we could have judged our bowling Boucher saidRahane played some good cricketing shots But I think it is more about the bowling that did us at the end of the day The bowling hurt us more than Rahanes batting he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever