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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New Delhi: Chasing a mammoth 481, South African batsmen employed an ultra-defensive approach reaching 40/1 in 39 overs at tea on day 4 after Ajinkya Rahane achieved the rare distinction of scoring hundreds in both
New Delhi: Skipper Virat Kohli (83 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (52 not out) led India's second innings resurgence after pacer Morne Morkel had struck early blows for South Africa and helped the hosts reach
New Delhi: A five-wicket haul by Ravindra Jadeja and a well-deserved century by Ajinkya Rahane helped India to a strong position in the fourth and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Ferozeshah Kotla
Bengaluru: It's not overnight that Ajinkya Rahane has turned into one of India's best slip catchers in recent times as he takes "hundreds of catches" during training session, revealed Indian team's fielding coach R Sridhar."He
Rajkot: Skipper MS Dhoni sprang a surprise in the third ODI at Rajkot by shuffling the Indian batting order. Virat Kohli walked in at No.3 instead of Ajinkya Rahane who had taken custody of the
Indore: Luck seems to have eluded from Team India's most succesful batsman Virat Kohli in recent times. His poor form continued even in the second One Day International (ODI) against South Africa at Indore.Kohli, who
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Mumbai: Joining the debate over Ajinkya Rahane's batting order in Tests, former India captain Rahul Dravid said today he prefers his one-time Rajasthan Royals teammate to bat at no. 5 and not one-down, a position
Dubai: Following his 126 against Sri Lanka in the just-concluded second Test against Sri Lanka, Indian Ajinkya Rahane gained two places to a career-best 20th spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, while leg-spinner
Colombo: India were eyeing a series-levelling victory in the second cricket Test by reducing Sri Lanka to 72 for two after setting the hosts a daunting victory target of 413, riding on Ajinkya Rahane's sparkling
Colombo: India declared their second innings of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at 325/8 on the fourth day of play at the P. Sara Oval here on Sunday -- setting a 413-run win-target
Colombo: Ajinkya Rahane's patient ton helped India reach 283 for five in the second innings and extend their lead to 370 at tea on the fourth day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka
Colombo: Lashing out at the Indian team management's decision to force Ajinkya Rahane bat at number three, former captain Sunil Gavaskar today said the think-tank has "sacrificed" an "uncomplaining" cricketer.Rahane has almost made the number
Galle (Sri Lanka): Team India's right-handed batsman Ajinkya Rahane today created a new World record as he becomes the first non-keeper cricketer to take eight catches in a single test match. During Sri Lanka's second innings
Galle: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin turned on the heat with a triple strike this morning to leave Sri Lanka reeling at 65 for five at lunch on the opening day of the first cricket Test
Galle: Virat Kohli's aggressive strategy to deploy five specialist bowlers will be tested when India go into the three-match cricket Test series against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday, hoping to end a 22-year-old wait for
New Delhi: Suresh Raina was the first choice for captain's post for India's recently concluded cricket tour of Zimbabwe. Ajinkya Rahane was picked up for the job and Raina was rested only after the latter's
Colombo: India batsman Ajinkya Rahane on Thursday said his intent has been to play positively whether in the subcontinent or overseas, adding that he was happy to score a ton in the warm up match
Mumbai:Middle-order batsmen Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday said the time for giving excuses for India's mediocre performances in overseas Test matches is long over and the team is now ready to take up
New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur and selectors committee chairman Sandeep Patil on Thursday stressed upon the importance of every player having to meet fitness standards in order to
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