Team India has begun the South Africa Tour on a good note. While KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal put on a century stand, the likes of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane did well. Especially the latter, whose place in the XI was in the scanner. In this article, we take a look at how Twitter reacted as Ajinkya Rahane frequently utters ‘Watch the Ball’ on Day 1 in South Africa.
Ajinkya Rahane frequently utters ‘Watch The Ball’
Rahane’s form has not been great in recent months. He has failed to score runs and was recently stripped of his vice-captaincy, as well. Hence, when he was selected in the XI ahead of Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari, many felt it was the wrong call.
However, Rahane has looked good so far in the game. He has already scored 40 runs and looks set for a big knock. For a player of his stature, being in this situation must have been demoralizing. Hence, to keep his concentration, he was frequently seen uttering “Watch the Ball” during the bowler’s run-up.
Twitter reacts to Rahane’s effort to be focussed
Twitter seemed to be impressed with Rahane’s effort to score a big knock. Apart from his own personal goals, Rahane doing well will also serve the team very well. Below, we take a look at a few Tweets after Rahane muttered ‘Watch the Ball’ on multiple occasions:
Ajinkya Rahane constantly saying to himself .."watch the ball"
— V (@testaahebest) December 26, 2021
He did see the ball perfectly here 🔥#INDvsSA #INDvSA #SAvsIND #SAvIND #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/ryfaFbCiaP
Rahane reminding himself to watch the ball as the bowler runs up makes me realise how cruel cricket can be for such experienced guy pic.twitter.com/3HKhVgMMFc
— Nikhil Dubey (@nikhildubey96) December 26, 2021Advertisement
Ajinkya Rahane muttering "watch the ball, watch the ball" during bowler's run-up. #SAvIND
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) December 26, 2021
Struggle is beautiful to watch, in a very sad way.
— El Chopernos (@El_Chopernos) December 26, 2021
Rahane trying to straighten his chin position and saying "watch the ball" to himself in full public eye with a string of low scores behind him is… difficult.
Rahane speaking the 'watch the ball' mantra too. #SAvIND
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 26, 2021
You can see Rahane saying: “Watch the ball” just before the bowler bowls the ball. Good way to get correctly focused and enter the zone 🎯#INDvsSA
— Sameer Subhedar (@samsub18) December 26, 2021
Ajinkya Rahane has Resolute printed above his bat sponsor on his cricket bat, has mouthed “Watch the ball” countless times before facing his deliveries and attacked and defended with intent. Refreshing Resolute Rahane. #SAvsIND @ajinkyarahane88
— Kaushik Arunagiri☮️ (@ka_kaushik) December 26, 2021
Ajinkya Rahane has Resolute printed above his bat sponsor on his cricket bat, has mouthed “Watch the ball” countless times before facing his deliveries and attacked and defended with intent. Refreshing Resolute Rahane. #SAvsIND @ajinkyarahane88
— Kaushik Arunagiri☮️ (@ka_kaushik) December 26, 2021
Rahane is repeating "watch the ball, watch the ball, watch the ball" as the bowler is running in. I really want him to play well today.
— Raju PP (@rajupp) December 26, 2021
Should he have been dropped much earlier? Absolutely yes.
But can't imagine what he must be going through to be batting right now.
Rahane has been saying something, most probably “Watch the ball”literally every single delivery. #Rahane #INDvsSA
— Koushik (@koush1k_p) December 26, 2021
