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Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane

DOB: June 6, 1988

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 to lead Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Prithvi Shaw returns to competitive cricke

Ajinkya Rahane to lead Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Prithvi Shaw returns to competitive cricket

Cricket | Feb 16, 2019, 07:56 PM IST

The squad also comprises young opening batsman Prithvi Shaw, who will be returning to competitive cricket after sustaining an ankle injury during a practice game in Australia in November prior to the Test series.

Hanuma Vihari creates Irani Cup history with hat-trick of hundreds, gives Rest of India edge over Vi

Hanuma Vihari creates Irani Cup history with hat-trick of hundreds, gives Rest of India edge over Vidarbha

Cricket | Feb 15, 2019, 08:08 PM IST

Enjoying a good run of form, the 25-year-old Vihari created the record with a single down the ground on the fourth day, his second century of the match and third straight in Irani Cup.

India world Cup 2019

Rishabh Pant and Ajinkya Rahane are part of India's World Cup 2019 plans, says MSK Prasad

Cricket | Feb 11, 2019, 10:49 AM IST

Rahane has been quite impressive and consistent in List A cricket having scored 597 runs in 11 innings at an average of 74.62.

Ajinkya Rahane to lead Rest of India against Ranji champions Vidarbha, KL Rahul to lead India A vs E

Ajinkya Rahane to lead Rest of India against Ranji champions Vidarbha, KL Rahul to lead India A vs England Lions

Cricket | Feb 07, 2019, 06:30 PM IST

The Rest of India side's batting line-up bears a formidable look with a lot of current India players like Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari in the mix.

Ajinkya Rahane

2nd unofficial ODI: Rahane, Vihari star as India A thrash England Lions by 138 runs

Cricket | Jan 25, 2019, 09:25 PM IST

India 'A' crushed England Lions by 138 runs in the second unofficial ODI to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Rishabh Pant

Pant to play last 2 matches of five-match series vs England Lions, Rahane to lead in first 3

Cricket | Jan 19, 2019, 08:41 PM IST

Rishabh Pant will be back in action for the last two games of the five-match one-day series against England Lions while Ajinkya Rahane will lead in the first three.

Ajinkya Rahane leads the way as Indian cricketers take 10 Year Challenge

Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik lead the way as Indian cricketers take 10 Year Challenge

Cricket | Jan 17, 2019, 04:31 PM IST

Senior Indian players like Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik were the one who participated in the trending challenge.

Virat Kohli Year Ender 2018

Year Ender 2018 | Same old Virat Kohli: The undisputed 'King' but a flawed leader

Cricket | Dec 28, 2018, 06:21 PM IST

Virat Kohli has scored 2735 runs in 2018 but under his captaincy, India have failed to win either of the Test series in South Africa and England.

India vs Australia: Ajinkya Rahane sounds warning bell to Australia ahead of Boxing Day Test

India vs Australia: Ajinkya Rahane sounds warning bell to Australia ahead of Boxing Day Test

Cricket | Dec 24, 2018, 01:46 PM IST

Rahane has hit two fifties in his 164 runs from the first two Tests but a three-figure score has eluded him since scoring a century against Sri Lanka in Colombo last year.

India A

Test specialists like Rahane might play for India A against England Lions

Cricket | Dec 22, 2018, 08:41 PM IST

Once India finish their Test engagements against Australia, they will next play the five-day format in July, 2019 against the West Indies in a two-Test series as part of the World Test Championship.

india vs australia 2018

India vs Australia: Cheteshwar Pujara is the glue that holds India together, says Josh Hazlewood

Cricket | Dec 17, 2018, 06:37 PM IST

Australia were on course for a series-levelling win after reducing India to 112-5 at stumps on day four.

India vs Australia Test series

Was Virat Kohli given out wrongly? Twitter heats up in debate

Cricket | Dec 16, 2018, 05:50 PM IST

Kohli fell before lunch, edging Pat Cummins (1-54) to second slip where Peter Handscomb just got his fingers under the ball.

India tour of Australia 2018

Bishan Singh Bedi praises Ajinkya Rahane's Perth knock, says T20 can't replace this

Cricket | Dec 15, 2018, 11:09 PM IST

Kohli played a pivotal role with a responsible knock of 82 not out, lifting India from a double blow at the beginning of their innings to 172 for three in the company of Rahane.

India tour of Australia

Michael Clarke lauds 'unbelievable' Kohli, 'exceptional' Rahane after India fightback

Cricket | Dec 15, 2018, 08:31 PM IST

The former Australian skipper was all praise for the duo after they led India's fightback when the visitor's top order collapsed early on Day 2.

India tour of Australia 2018

2nd Test: Khawaja hopeful of Australian attack breaking Kohli-Rahane partnership

Cricket | Dec 15, 2018, 06:32 PM IST

Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 off 181 balls to lift India to 172/3 from a precarious 8 for 2 in their first innings, in reply to Australia's 326 allout on the second day.

India vs Australia 2nd Test

Whenever Virat Kohli is batting, we feel confident, says Ishant Sharma

Cricket | Dec 15, 2018, 06:13 PM IST

Kohli's unbeaten 82 coupled with Ajinkya Rahane's counterattacking 51 helped India overcome the cheap dismissals of the openers.

India tour of Australia 2018

2nd Test: Kohli, Rahane fifties propel India to 172/3 after poor start on Day 2

Cricket | Dec 15, 2018, 06:20 PM IST

Kohli stitched a 90-run unbroken partnership with Rahane by stumps on the second day, the stand coming after he added 74 with Adelaide hero Pujara (24) for the third wicket.

ICC Rankings Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli's reign at the top of the ICC rankings is in serious danger

Cricket | Dec 11, 2018, 03:36 PM IST

The other two notable movers from the Adelaide Test are Ajinkya Rahane in 17th (up by two places) and Mitchell Starc in 16th.

india vs australia 2018

Stay longer at the crease to frustrate Australia in next Test: Virat Kohli's advice to Indian batsmen

Cricket | Dec 10, 2018, 06:43 PM IST

India, who claimed the opening Test by 31 runs, were 86 for 5 in the first innings before Cheteshwar Pujara's gritty 123 helped the visitors post 250.

India vs Australia 1st Test

1st Test, Day 4: We expected more from our lower-order, concedes assistant coach Sanjay Bangar

Cricket | Dec 09, 2018, 04:14 PM IST

The visitors lost their last seven wickets for 73 runs, and the last five for 25 runs, as they were bowled out for 307 runs in the second innings.