- Ajika Rahane re-establishing himself as an opener in ODI cricket
Ajyinka Rahane was given a chance in the ODI series against West Indies, as Rohit Sharma was rested for this series. He got to open in every match this series and grabbed it with both hands. In the Champions Trophy 2017, he was the third back up opener but did not get a chance. When the team was in trouble, Rahane played important innings at the top and steadied the innings. He scored 62, 103, 72, 60 and 39 runs in the series. In total, Rahane made 336 runs in 5 matches with an average of 67.2. He was named the man of the series.
