Will be fully fit in 6-8 weeks, says Ajinkya Rahane on hamstring injury

Rahane
had
sustained
the
injury
in
KKR’s
second
last
game
and
was
subsequently
ruled
out
of
the
remainder
of
the
tournament.

“That
(injury)
was
really
unfortunate.
But
my
rehab
is
going
really
well.
I
am
recovering
really
well.
I
was
in
Bangalore
(at
the
NCA)
for
nearly
10
days
and
I
am
going
there
again
for
my
rehab
and
recovery.
It’s
been
on
track,”
Rahane
told
PTI.

“So
right
now
my
only
focus
is
on
getting
better.
Get
fit
as
soon
as
possible
and
be
on
the
field.
I
am
not
sure
(when)
I
will
be
able
to
get
(fully)
fit,
it
is
expected
to
be
around
6-8
weeks
but
at
this
moment
it
is
about
taking
one
day
at
a
time,
one
week
at
a
time,”
added
the
elegant
right-handed
batter.

Rahane
was
speaking
after
the
trailer
launch
of
web-series
‘Bandon
Mein
Tha
Dum’ to
be
streamed
on
‘Voot
Select’,
based
on
India’s
2020-21
Test
series
triumph
in
Australia.
India
won
the
series
2-1
after
losing
the
first
Test
in
Adelaide.

Turning
out
for
KKR,
Rahane
scored
133
runs
from
seven
matches
in
the
just-concluded
IPL,
but
the
Mumbaikar
termed
his
experience
as
a
“good
one”.

“My
experience
with
KKR
was
really
good.
I
really
enjoyed
playing
for
KKR
and
the
atmosphere
there
was
really
good.
It
is
kind
of
a
family
atmosphere.
We
enjoyed
each
other’s
success
on
and
off
the
field
but
unfortunately,
we
couldn’t
qualify
for
the
play-offs,” he
added.

“They
(KKR
team
management)
gave
me
a
lot
of
freedom
to
play
my
game
and
I
thought
it
was
something
special.
Playing
under
(then
KKR
head
coach)
Brendon
McCullum,
I
learnt
a
lot.”

Rahane,
who
scored
a
match-winning
112
in
the
2020
Melbourne
Test
that
scripted
the
turnaround
for
India,
said
it
was
a
“special”
knock.
“Definitely
that
hundred
(in
Melbourne)
was
really
special
and
I
think
that
is
one
of
my
best
hundreds
so
far
overseas
and
also
in
Test
cricket.

“Considering
what
happened
in
Adelaide,
36
all
out,
losing
the
Test
match
and
then
going
to
Melbourne
with
a
different
mindset
and
getting
a
hundred
there
and
winning
the
Test
was
more
special.

“My
hundred
was
special
because
we
won
the
Test
match
there
and
from
there
we
got
the
momentum
and
eventually
went
on
to
win
the
series,”
he
signed
off.