Former Indian cricketer, VVS Laxman highlighted the mistake of the deputy Indian skipper, Ajinkya Rahane who witnessed a strange dismissal. Rahane was the highest run-scorer for India in the first innings of the World Test Championship final with a hard-fought knock of 49 off 117 balls and looked set for a big one. He was looking so comfortable until Neil Wagner hurried Rahane with a short delivery.

VVS Laxman was impressed by the way Rahane was set up by Kane Williamson and after doing all the hard work out there, Ajinkya Rahane threw it away from his own hands. Laxman explained how assured Rahane looked at the crease as the innings progressed and noted that this is a pattern with Rahane for a long time with Christchurch being the first.

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Talking about Rahane, VVS Laxman said, “I am always impressed with Kane Williamson‘s captaincy. I thought that Ajinkya Rahane was getting his eye in, he was batting much better, he looked more assured on the crease as compared to yesterday. But this is something that has become a pattern with Ajinkya Rahane’s batting. It was the same game plan that New Zealand used against him in Christchurch. This is something he requires to understand.”

Former Indian cricketer revealed the advice that the great Sachin Tendulkar gave him in two areas in his younger days. He added that being a compulsive hooker like Rahane might just open the doors for the captain to set a strong leg-side field and keep bowling the short deliveries.

VVS Laxman elaborated, “Sachin Tendulkar advised me that there are two areas that you have to be comfortable if you have to be successful. Number One is you know where your off-stump is, you know how to play the ball when it is pitched in the corridor of uncertainty. And you also should know how to leave or defend the bouncers. Because if the opposition comes to know that you are a compulsive pull shot or hook shot player, they will bowl a barrage of bouncers at you and have the field set to make you play that shot.”

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Meanwhile, India was bundled out for 217 in 91.2 overs in their first innings and all eyes will be on the Indian fast bowlers to take the team to get back into the game.