'When Dhoni stepped away, Kohli-Shastri toughened Indian cricket': Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane believes Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri toughened Indian cricket. They instilled a fearless and aggressive approach, especially in overseas matches. India achieved significant success under their leadership during this period. Rahane expressed concern about the current Test cricket mentality and resilience. He noted a decline in the patience required for difficult match phases.
Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane has named Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest Indian cricketer of all time after retiring from the game himself. Tendulkar's illustrious international career spanned 24 years, during which he played 664 matches - 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and one T20I. The batting legend scored a record 15,921 runs in Tests and 18,426 in ODIs, with the highest run-scorer record in both formats.
Tendulkar was pivotal in India's 2011 ICC Men's ODI World Cup win and led the team in 25 Tests, securing four victories, nine losses and 12 draws. Rahane, who played alongside Tendulkar in both Tests and domestic cricket, also shared the dressing room with him at Mumbai Indians during the 2009 IPL season.
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