The smashing right-hander Ajinkya Rahane of Rajasthan, has tapered off in the last three games with scores of 17, 0 and 5 but he remains second only to Chris Gayle among the batting heavyweights with 480 runs at 43.63 in the competition.

Nobody has hit more fours (63) than him and only two others, besides him, have hit centuries. In an interview with PTI, the 24-year-old Mumbaikar weighed his recent success and the reasons behind it, as well as the opportunities which would follow in its wake.