Indian domestic cricket: New season brings new hope for a few Indian cricketers

Suresh Raina and Ajinkya Rahane

Suresh Raina

These are two other contenders for that one spot in the Indian middle order .While Suresh Raina has not been able to cement his Test place despite 17 appearances, Rahane’s case is a little different. He got an opportunity after a long wait on the bench but he squandered it away albeit on a square turning Kotla pitch. Purely on the basis of continuity, Rahane should get a fair run but with so many good young batsmen in the domestic circuit vying for a place in the Test team, only big runs can influence the five wise men of Indian cricket.