Australia vs India: 5 Unnoticed things from the First Test 

#5 Ajinkya Rahane's unique contribution to the matches Indian won overseas in 2018

'Cometh the hour, Cometh the man'

When Ajinkya Rahane arrived onto the international scene for India, he carried the reputation of being a specialist overseas batsman for Team India. He had his first five Test centuries overseas before he scored his first century at home. Ajinkya is a player with abundant talent and nobody denies that.

Although he was on a dry patch for the past 1 year, the team management persisted with him because he had the skill to deliver when it mattered the most.

Whenever Team India has won a Test match overseas in 2018, Rahane has been a rich contributor in that match. When India won the Test match at Johannesburg in South Africa, he scored 48 important runs on a minefield like a wicket. Similarly, when India won their Test match against England at Nottingham this year, Rahane scored 81 runs of 131 balls to help Team India.

And today once again, India won their First Test match at Adelaide, Rahane has contributed a match-defining 70 runs along with Pujara to help in team's cause.