Focus on Ajinkya Rahane

The vice-captain of Rajasthan Royals, Ajinkya Rahane was quickly promoted at the helm of affairs after the news of Steve Smith of being not allowed to play in the IPL. The responsibility must have been quite heavy for the Indian middle-order batsman as the team crashed to a thumping defeat against Hyderabad.

The captain himself found it difficult to get go. He got out for 13 runs for as many balls. Such batting in the powerplay overs increased the pressure on the remaining batsmen and made the life difficult. Adding to the misery, he even dropped a catch of Shikhar Dhawan who went to blast the Royals.