5 reasons why Ajinkya Rahane is presently India's best Test batsman

Test cricket in India has been in the transition phase ever since the retirement of legends like Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman. This phase has seen the emergence of new batting stars who are toiling hard to make up for the void left by these stalwarts of the game.While the Kohlis and Dhawans have been grabbing the limelight on most occasions, a young man from Mumbai has gone about his business quietly yet as successfully as any of his peers, perhaps only better.Ajinkya Rahane has been the most consistent batsman for India over the past couple of years scoring runs across continents and conditions. Rahane’s consistency has been undeterred despite being shuffled around in the batting order and a testimony to this is the fact that he has scored a century in every position that he has batted in, be it No. 3 or No. 7.Not to forget the number of occasions on which he has already rescued India from tough situations in a career spanning just 22 Tests.His talent and determination frequently reminds one of the likes of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar in their heyday. While getting anywhere near these legends is more than just an uncertainty for Ajinkya Rahane at such an early stage, he is surely India’s best Test batsman at the moment.Here are 5 reasons why:

#1 Excellent Technique

Rahane boasts of a rock solid defence

Rahane has a very strong technique which helps him tackle all types of conditions without much trouble. No wonder he idolises the man who was one of the most technicaly correct batsman to have played the game, Rahul Dravid. The Mumbaikar possesses all the shots in the book and is adept at both attacking cricket as well as defence.

Ajinkya Rahane also does not have any qualms in facing a particular kind of bowling and has been equally effective against pace and spin. Almost all of Rahane’s Test centuries have come on different types of pitches and against oppositions with different bowling strengths. 

His solid technique has been one of the major traits that has helped Rahane evolve as a batsman.