Why dropping Ajinkya Rahane for the T20 series makes sense

#2 Six hitting prowess

Hitting sixes at will is not Ajinkya Rahane's forte

Ajinkya Rahane made his T20I debut in 2011. There is a reason why he played just 20 T20Is in the next six years. He has faced 2,866 balls in recognised T20 cricket (IPL + IT20) and has hit just 66 sixes. That’s an average of 2.3 sixes per 100 balls. With all due respect, that’s just not good enough for a player who plays at the top of the order. The average of the other Indian players are:

Virat Kohli – 4.09

Rohit Sharma – 5.22

Shikhar Dhawan – 2.51

Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 5.35

Hardik Pandya – 9.17

Kedar Jadhav – 4.77

Manish Pandey – 3.56

If 'Jinx' were to enhance his six hitting abilities, he might well become an important cog in the strong Indian batting line up. For now, India have better players at their disposal.