England vs India: Is Ajinkya Rahane's Form A Concern? What India's Batting Coach Vikram Rathour Said

India vs England: India batting coach Vikram Rathour has backed struggling Ajinkya Rahane to come good.

India batting coach Vikram Rathour has backed struggling Ajinkya Rahane to come good, saying the time has not come yet to start worrying about his form. The Indian middle order, especially vice-captain Rahane, has not lived up to expectations, but Rathour said there is no reason to worry. "...when you are playing cricket for such a long time, you will have phases, where you will not get runs, and that is the time as a team we need to back them and support them as much as we can," he said during a virtual press conference on Sunday. "We saw with Pujara also, him getting more opportunities and he has come back and played couple of very important innings for us. "So, we are hoping that Ajinkya will get back into form and he will still play a major role in the Indian team's batting so, I don't think we have arrived at that point where it should become a concern." Asked whether Rahane was facing technical issues or it was a mental block, Rathour said, "When you are playing such an important series like this one and when you are playing in conditions which are tough for batting, we are playing against such a disciplined bowling attack which is bowling well, as a batting unit, technique is the last thing we should be thinking."