Belongs to the Mumbai school of batsmanship, Ajinkya Rahane is a classical batsman with all the required traits which makes him a complete package. Those who have seen him bat remains in awe of his exemplary technique, perfect balance at the crease, and his compact style of batting which separates him from his contemporaries. He effortlessly checked his drives and played late without the wristy bottom-hand drive - a quality which most of the subcontinental batsmen of the generation lacks. In his second Ranji season for Mumbai, Rahane scored a mammoth 1089 runs and played an important part in helping his side lift the record 38th Ranji title. He is one of the few players to have scored 1000 runs in a single Ranji season. Despite being a complete player, the Maharashtra-born batsman has only managed to cement his place in the whites in the Indian team. With centuries in Wellington, Lords, Melbourne and a couple of consecutive fifties in Durban, Rahane has proved his mettle as foreign conditions expert where the ball holds an edge over the willow. Before the coveted 2019 World Cup, Rahane also has the chance of to grab that middle-order spot in Team India which is still waiting for the right candidate. Major teams India, India A, India Blue, India Emerging Players, India Under-19s, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiants Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Right-arm medium
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On Monday, Ajinkya Rahane posted a photo with pink-ball on social media, to which Virat Kohli and Shikhar dropped hilarious comments.
Giving out the arrival itinerary of the teams, he said Rohit Sharma and pacer Mohammed Shami would be the last to join the squad on Wednesday.
Indian bowlers were impressive on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh, but glaring errors from Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli were hard to miss.
Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane is likely to be traded to Delhi Capitals for the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Rahane, who is an integral part of the Test team, believes he can make it to the Indian ODI team if he keeps on piling runs in red-ball cricket.
The pink ball will be used for the first time in India during the India-Bangladesh day/night match at Eden Gardens from November 22.
Ajinkya Rahane put out remarkable performances, and has once again proved to be a player to bank upon when the going gets tough.
India beat South Africa by an innings and 202 runs in Ranchi to complete a 3-0 series whitewash over South Africa.
During the press conference after Day 2, a journalist had a slip of tongue as he said "Saala chabuk batting karta hai," while talking about Ajinkya Rahane.
In his 61 Tests, India vice-captain Rahane was neither run out himself, nor was his partner caught short of crease during a stand.
Play was called off early yet again after bad light forced the player's to go off the field as South Africa ended day two on 9/2, trailing India by 488 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane scored his 11th Test century and second of 2019 on Sunday as India took on South Africa on day two if the second Test in Ranchi.
With India reduced to 39 for three, Rohit (117 batting off 164 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (83 batting off 135) shared an unbeaten 185-run stand to stage the home team's remarkable recovery.
Ashwin, who had entered the top 10 after the first Test in Visakhapatnam, has now moved to the seventh spot, courtesy his six wickets which he took against the Proteas in the second Test.
Jadeja and Kohli added 225 runs to the scoreboard for the fifth wicket on day 2 during which the Indian skipper scored a record-scripting seventh double century before converting it into his maiden 250 in Test cricket, while the all-rounder scored his 12th Test fifty.
Theunis de Bruyn (20) and Anrich Nortje (2) will resume South Africa's innings tomorrow. The visitors trail India by 565 runs.
Rahane uploaded an image of his first child with wife Radhika Dhopavkar on Monday.
Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has become a father, as wife Radhika gives birth to a baby girl.
Ajinkya Rahane ended his long wait for a Test century last month, when he reached the three-figure mark against West Indies.
Many believe that Rohit's audacious strokeplay has brought about his downfall in Test cricket, but Rahane thinks otherwise.
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