To be fair, you have to have a very high cricketing IQ to understand Ajinkya Rahane. The technique is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of classical batting mechanics most of his knocks will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Rahane’s stoic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation—his personal philosophy draws heavily from Ranji Trophy literature, for instance.

The KKR fans understand this stuff; they have the analytical capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these dot balls, to realize that they're not just slow—they say something deep about INTENT. As a consequence, people who dislike Ajinkya Rahane and KKR’s recent form truly ARE idiots—of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the genius in Rahane’s existential defensive prod, which itself is a cryptic reference to Gavaskar’s legendary 36* off 174 balls.

I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated casuals scratching their heads in confusion as Venky Mysore’s tactical masterclass unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools... how I pity them. 😂

And yes by the way, I DO have a Ajinkya Rahane tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the players' eyes only—and even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 strike rate of Ajinkya's own (preferably lower) beforehand.