India vs Australia 2017, 5th ODI: 5 things we learnt from the match

#3 Ajinkya Rahane just can't convert his fifties

Rahane once again looked in silken touch but failed to convert his half-century

Ajinkya Rahane is technically so compact that Shikhar Dhawan being picked ahead of him as an opener may puzzle many. But what the Delhi southpaw has is a big-match temperament and the ability to convert his starts into big hundreds. This is one area Rahane has sorely lacked in.

He has 26 scores of fifty or above in ODI cricket of which just three have been converted into a hundred. In the last four matches of the series, Rahane has opened the innings and has had time to compile hundreds. Instead, he has scored four half-centuries and fallen all four times soon after reaching the milestone. Rahane needs to start making hundreds if he is to cement his spot in the team.