Team India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Wednesday said that despite sharing dressing rooms together, Indian players don't share all the tricks of the trade when they mingle with overseas players at the IPL.
Though IPL may have made it easier for the international cricketers to come closer and also exchange notes on each other's games while sharing the dressing room for two months but it doesn't mean that they always get a sneak peek into a top Indian player's mindset or strategies.
Addressing the same Ajinkya Rahane was asked a question which read “How much will that help England during the upcoming series?” replying to which Ajinkya Rahane said that playing IPL is completely different from Test cricket.
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"See, we definitely play in the IPL, but Test cricket and IPL are completely different. We do know how their bowlers bowl here, but length (that one bowl) is completely different in Test cricket from what they are in white-ball (formats)," Ajinkya Rahane said.
Rahane said that Indian players don't share all the tricks of the trade with overseas players when they play in IPL.
"What we do in IPL, it's not like we tell them all the things and I think that is very important. Yes, we have played a lot of cricket together, but when you represent the country, it is all about how best you can give individually and as a team," he said.
Ajinkya Rahane further praised Ben stokes and Jofra Archer and said one can’t ignore the kind of balance that the opposition squad as a whole possesses.
"Ben Stokes and (Jofra) Archer, they are really good players. They did really well for England, so it is not about any individual. I think it is all about a team, the England team, they are a very balanced outfit which did really well recently against Sri Lanka.
So for us, what is important is that we plan against all their guys and just play as a team here and back our strengths."
The first Test match between India and England is set to kick start from Friday (5th February).
(PTI Inputs)
