KOLKATA: Not too long ago, it seemed Ajinkya Rahane had hit a dead end. Left out from the Indian team in all formats and shunned by the franchises, the Mumbai stylist didn’t know where his career was going. But just as the Mumbai man believed that he still has it in him to make a difference, MS Dhoni, once his captain for the Indian team, believed that his old warhorse still had a lot to give.
CSK would have picked him from the big auctions last year itself, but Kolkata Knight Riders took him. Predictably enough, KKR couldn’t utilize the potential that a senior pro like Rahane brings to the table and he was released after the last IPL.
