Australian great Matthew Hayden has backed Black Caps batting sensation Rachin Ravindra to score heavily in coming years, labelling him the complete package. After tailing off his commentary in the last match the Kiwis played against Bangladesh, with a "He did it at a canter, it didn't look like he was even breaking a sweat,” Hayden proceeded to gush about the southpaw. IND vs NZ LIVE Cricket Score, Full Scorecard: Watch Here "The beautiful areas are his cover driving,” Hayden said describing him as a classical player. “He gets himself into incredible positions. He's a very front foot player but he's also able to rock back, use his height as an advantage and play square of the wicket." Hayden noted his proficiency against spin. "He rotates the strike well and he's got a good sweep shot and a good down the ground shot, so he's the complete package in terms of strike-rate and scoring rate. He's a player of the ages,” Hayden said. New Zealand play their final pool match of the Champions Trophy against India in two hour's time, and it will be a perfect faceoff between the two new-age batters, Shubman Gill and Rachin. Hayden too stressed that top order batsmen always dream of smashing tons at major ICC tournaments, such as the Champions Trophy and World Cups. Rachin had three centuries at the 2023 ODI World Cup in India and his Champions Trophy knock against Bangladesh (112 off 105), gave him the record of having more hundreds at ICC 50 over tournaments than any other Kiwi. Shubman Gill, on the other hand, follows an illustrious list of Indian batters with ICC tournament centuries, but got started himself with a ton against Bangladesh.
