We don't want any kind of confusion in their minds, Rahane said on Wednesday. The int is Pant and Gill have the license to kill and the team management doesn't want to fiddle with their midset. New Zealand vice-captain and experienced seamer Tim Southeee is wary of the damage these two boys could do. "There are experienced players but there are a couple of young boys who come out and play with freedom and excitement, "Southee said. The New Zealand camp will be spending decent time on analysing the youngsters. There are footages available of these two players. We will be watching those closely and try to work out a plan which hopefully works in the next few days. With this Indian batting lineup, you have to be on top of your game to make sure they don't run away with the game, Southee explained. He may be one of India's premier Test batsmen but Ajinkya Rahane has never had it easy. Nature designs some cricketers and their "circumstances that way. Not for him the rosy fluency of a Virat Kohli or the jaw-dropping strokeplay of a rohit sharma. Even the celebrated stoicism of a Pujara has proved elusive. Instead, he is only Rahane, sans all adjectives, completely shorn of the usual star-cricketer swagger, stripped to the essentials. But in hand, he will fight. Stare his adversity in the face. Ride out the storm. Bide his time. And come back and do it again if it doesn't work out the first time. Rahane's first two balls in Tests back in 2013 when he finally got a game after an infuriating wait, tell the story. The first one from Siddle swung in, leading to a huge LBW appeal. The second was an ugly snorter which hit Rahane flush on top of the helmet. This was on fairytale debut. He lasted 22 nervous minutes and was out for seven. The trial by fire continues yet here he is, more than eight years.
