Former India cricketer and legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar recently spoke about Ajinkya Rahane's ability to lead Team India against Australia after skipper Virat Kohli departs home post the Adelaide Test. Rahane will be leading India in the last three Test matches. But will he be able to handle the pressure? Gavaskar certainly feels so.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports show GAME PLAN, Team India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels that there is no pressure on Ajinkya Rahane, who is expected to lead the Test team in Virat Kohli’s absence, he said, “There is no real pressure on Ajinkya Rahane, because both the times that he has led the team, he has won. He led against Australia at Dharamshala and India won. He led against Afghanistan and India won. So, as far as his captaincy is concerned, there is going to be no pressure because he knows he is at the moment, only the stand-in captain for the 3 Test matches. So, I don't think the fact about being a captain or carrying on as captain is going to be part of his thinking at all. He will do the job as honestly as he plays his cricket, which means, as a batsman, he will go out there and try and let Pujara try and grind the opposition in and play few more shots maybe.”