Inconsistency might have cost Suresh Raina a placein the Test squad, but coach Dipak Sharma here feels that his prodigy wouldsoon overcome the "hurdle" and return with a bang.
"Raina is definitely a very talented cricketer butinconsistency in his performance is the major hurdle in his progress,"Dipak Sharma who taught Raina first lessons of the game told PTI.
The coach felt that for securing a place in the Tests, UttarPradesh skipper would have to consistently score big.
"This could be the main reason as to why he has notbeen able to win over the trust of national selectors... he needs to score bigin the Ranji Trophy matches," Sharma said.
Raina, who has scored 768 runs in 17 Test matches with anaverage of 28.44 runs, failed to find a place in the team for first two Testsagainst England beginning November 15.
One time praised by the Wisden for his skills, Raina has notbeen able to do justice to his talent at the Test level.
"It is not because of any problem with his technique herather requires an appropriate plan," Sharma said.
Starting his Test career with a hundred against Sri LankaRaina showed a lot of promise, people started to expect a lot from theleft-hander and it certainly had an impact on his performance, Sharma said.
"In the present times it is essential for a cricketerto mould himself according to the changing formats of the game, be it Test, ODIor T20 and therefore performing consistently becomes a major challenge,"he said.
Sharma though being unhappy at Raina's exclusion said he isconfident that the 25-year-old would soon make a comeback to the longer formatof the game.