India v Australia 2017, 5th ODI: Hits and Misses

#3 Hit: Ajinkya Rahane

Rahane scored four consecutive fifties in the series

The Indian opening pair made it into the ‘hits’ of this series in the last two ODI games. The duo is now listed individually this time around. That’s how consistent they have been, that’s how much their games have ascended over the course of the series.

The duo displayed a beautiful cacophony of classical cricket and stitched three back-to-back hundred run stands in the series.

Rahane, who came in as Shikhar Dhawan’s replacement, has been a rock at the top of the order. He scored four consecutive fifties and ended the series with an average of 48.80.

The right-handed batsman is grabbing every opportunity that he is getting in the shorter format of the game and making a strong statement with each innings. He is an ideal substitute for the top three in the batting order and can be a dependable addition every time Sharma, Dhawan or Kohli are unavailable.