Later that season, he lost to Novak Djokovic in the fourth round in New York. Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. He is one of India’s best all-round fielders and a terrific runner between the wickets. “We saw some great talent out there,” Lowe said. With both Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in cruise control, having a backup like Rahane is of course a happy problem. With Jozy Altidore suspended for yellow card accumulation, Arena has Bobby Wood, Clint Dempsey, Jordan Morris and Chris Wondolowski to choose from for his attack. Before the first ODI in Sri Lanka, as Rahane was kept out of the XI, Kohli explained the situation. Two massive shots saved him and he got to level for 2-2 as he let out a huge ‘Vamos’, raising his clenched fist towards the crowd. Macedonia, second-to-last in the group, got the winner with a goal by Goran Pandev midway through the second half. Only nine of Rahane’s 76 ODI innings so far have come at over run-a-ball.