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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Ajinkya Rahane said India's bowling attack will give them the edge on helpful English conditions in the upcoming 2019 World Cup.
Rahane returns to lead Royals for the game against Delhi Capitals on Saturday after Smith replaced him as captain in the middle of the season following the team's disappointing run.
The 30-year-old Indian will replace South Africa batsman Aiden Markram, who will end his stint with Hampshire at the conclusion of the Royal London One-Day Cup group-stage.
Ajinkya Rahane's ton went in vain as Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 78 and Dhawan's fifty guided Delhi to a comfortable 6 wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
Rahane remained not out on 105 off 63 balls, decorating his knock with three sixes and 11 fours, while Steve Smith contributed 50 off 32 deliveries.
After a string of losses in the ongoing IPL 2019, Rajasthan Royals removed Ajinkya Rahane as the captain and handed the armband to former skipper Steve Smith.
Smith, who is back in action after serving a one-year ban for his role in the ball-tampering scandal, has been made the leader of the team once again. The announcement was made ahead of Royals' clash against Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians will enter the Sawai Mansingh Stadium as the favourites to win the clash against the dejected Rajasthan Royals.
Ajinkya Rahane wants to be given permission to turn out for the county team in four-day games.
Having failed to get a place in India's squad for 2019 World Cup, Rahane already had enough reasons to be disappointed about before the disheartening loss at the IS Bindra Stadium.
Rahane refused to be too critical and said that it was just a matter of two big hits and things would have ended differently.
On Saturday, all eyes will once again be on Pollard and Joseph, who are currently in top form.
RR captain Ajinkya Rahane praised his bowlers but expressed his disappointment with the batsmen after they failed to put up a big score against CSK.
On paper, CSK are favourites as they sit atop the points table, but then, this game is not played on paper.
Under the astute captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK boasts of a perfectly balanced squad to excel on any surface and all conditions.
In RR's match against KKR, a ball from Rajasthan seamer Kulkarni had got an inside edge off rival opener Lynn and hit the stumps but did not dislodge the zing bails.
Speaking after the game, Ajinkya Rahane said that Rajasthan Royals were short by around 20-30 runs and even the bowlers failed to rise to the challenge.
The RCB fielders dropped a number of catches and Kohli said they can't afford to commit such mistakes if they want to finish on the winning side.
Owing to better net run rate Royals are above RCB who succumbed to a mammoth 118-run defeat on Sunday and are at the foot of the heap.
A hat-trick of losses has put the Ajinkya Rahane led Rajasthan Royals in a tough spot which currently sees the Pink army at the bottom of the table. What's gone wrong for RR? We discuss.
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