Former Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane picked Sachin Tendulkar as the Greatest Cricketer of All Time (GOAT). The former Test captain who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket a few days ago
appeared on the Stick to Cricket podcast. During the podcast, he was asked to name one cricketer who he thinks is the greatest of all. While Rahane was unable to choose one name considering the vast pool of talent in Indian cricket, David Lloyd asked him to choose the name which is most influential.
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Rahane went on to pick legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar and said, “Probably Sachin Tendulkar, in all eras.” Responding to his answer, Lloyd shared an anecdote and revealed that once he sat next to Sunil Gavaskar on a flight and how players from the team came just to touch him once.
On the same podcast, Rahane revealed that he fears Test cricket. Speaking to the former cricketers, he said, "Frankly, yes I do. Because the way it is going, we all want Test cricket to survive, to be there - India, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. These 4-5 teams specially. Because what I have seen in the last 2-3 years, you need to keep and respect the senior players, especially because with the Indian team, all the senior players going out together at once, that's been the issue."
Moreover, he also emphasized on how Test cricket needs more senior players than junior players while today’s scenario is completely opposite of that. "Test cricket fans are actual cricket lovers. What we built apart from the last two years when new players came in Test cricket, I still feel Test cricket needs 7-8 senior players and 2-3 younger players. What we are seeing now is that all the players are actually new. There's hardly any senior cricketer left. So, Test cricket needs that," he went on to say.
