India skipper Ajinkya Rahane made some smart decisions on the field on the first day of India's second Test against Australia and followed that up with a "fantastic knock" on Day 2, former India captain Sachin Tendulkar said on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a series of tweets, Tendulkar, 47, praised Rahane's captaincy and the efforts of the bowlers and debutant Shubman Gill.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also said that Rahane's unbeaten 104-run stand for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, who will start Day 3 on 40, may have taken the game away from Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Two good days for India in the 2nd Test. @Jaspritbumrah93, @ashwinravi99 & Mohammed Siraj bowled really well and continued to keep the pressure on to restrict Australia to a low total. Well done by the stand-in captain Ajinkya, who made some real smart bowling changes coupled...with good field placements," Tendulkar tweeted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"@RealShubmanGill got off to a good start on debut with some good shots and looked comfortable at the crease. @ajinkyarahane88 and @imjadeja have stitched a very crucial partnership which may just take the game away from Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Last but not least, fantastic knock by @ajinkyarahane88 who not only looked solid in his defence but was also looking to play attacking shots. He kept the momentum going really well," said Tendulkar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahane, who is captaining the Indian team in the second, third and fourth Tests of the series in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli, scored a masterful 104 off 200 balls as he anchored India to a lead of 82 runs on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test. India are trailing 1-0 in the series.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sachin-tendulkar-told-the-mistakes-of-the-indian-team-in-australia,-said-this-for-the-frontline-batsmen1.jpg", "alt_img": "Image of Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar", "alt_title": "Sachin Tendulkar", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Rahane, Jadeja May Have Taken The Game Away: Tendulkar On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Tendulkar praised Rahane's captaincy and the efforts of the bowlers and debutant Shubman Gill.", "seo_keywords": "India tour of Australia 2020-21, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Sachin Tendulkar", "tag": "", "tagging": "India tour of Australia 2020-21,Ravindra Jadeja,Ajinkya Rahane,Sachin Tendulkar,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "rahane-jadeja-may-have-taken-the-game-away-tendulkar", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1452", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-12-27 21:42:48", "updated": "2020-12-27 21:43:32", "img_from": "Sachin Tendulkar (Image Source: Google)", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Sachin Tendulkar, India tour of Australia 2020-21, India vs Australia, Indian Cricket Team, BCCI, Test Cricket Specialist", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "27", "jio_date": "2020-12-27 21:42:48", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-12-27 21:42:48", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/rahane-jadeja-may-have-taken-the-game-away-tendulkar-69253" }