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
Read More
Melbourne: The fifth and the final day of the test in which any result could be possible here. Indian batsmen had to survive the whole day in order to save the match or rather win
Melbourne: The fourth day turned out to be crucial for both sides as it may decide the fate of third test at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australia is settled with a massive lead in second innings
Melbourne: India's premier batsman Virat Kohli said Sunday it was unusual to see Australia drop so many catches.Kohli (169) and Ajinkya Rahane (147), primary beneficiaries of Australia's generosity, scored fine centuries to help India launch
Melbourne: Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane struck fluent centuries and stitched a record 262-run fourth-wicket partnership as India fought back bravely before a late-order slide allowed a sloppy Australia to claw back in the third
Melbourne: Defiant centuries from Virat Kohli, his third ton in this series, and Ajinkya Rahane helped India fight back to reach 336 for three at tea against Australia on Day 3 of the third cricket
Melbourne, Australia: Virat Kohli brought up an enterprising half century to lead India's defiant chase of Australia's massive first-innings total of 530 on the third day of the third test Sunday.Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane shared
New Delhi: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday felt India squandered another opportunity to be in a commanding position after being bowled out for 408 on day two of the second cricket Test against Australia
Brisbane: After getting an overall lead of 97 runs in first innings, Australia would look to dominate India further with the ball and put the visitors under pressure on the start of Day 4 in
Brisbane: Debutant Josh Hazlewood grabbed a fifer on debut as India lost six wickets in the extended morning session to be bowled out for 408 in their first innings at lunch on the second day
Brisbane: After bowling India out for 408, Australia once again would now look to put India under pressure by dominating the day further with the bat. Smith will be the key on third day's morning but
Brisbane, Australia: Murali Vijay scored 144 and shared a century stand with Ajinkya Rahane as India's batsmen dictated terms to an Australian bowling attack that struggled in the heat and fell well short of expectations
Adelaide: Left facing a big lead on the fourth day of the first Test against Australia, Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane today said that his team will have to be calm and patient on the fifth
Ahmedabad: After starting the series with a crushing victory, an upbeat India will aim to maintain their stranglehold over an under-prepared Sri Lanka when they meet in the second ODI here today.Needless to say that
Cuttack: Questioning the approach of his frontline batsmen, Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews today blamed the 169-run loss against India in the opening ODI to the abject surrender by the visiting line-up on a good
Cuttack: As Indian openers pounded the hapless Sri Lankans to rattle up a 231-run stand, Shikhar Dhawan said it was a good sign for the Indian team that top-order batsmen were in good form and
Cuttack: As fast bowlers are expected to dominate on the bouncy pitches in Australia and New Zealand during the World Cup, India skipper Virat Kohli was pleased to see Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav getting
Cuttack: Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan smashed comfortable centuries in a huge 231-run opening stand as India spanked Sri Lanka by 169 runs in the first One-dayer to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match
Cuttack: Openers Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan struck fluent centuries as India toyed with the Sri Lankan attack to post an imposing 363 for five in the first one-day International at the Barabati Stadium, here
Cuttack: Scoreboard after India defeated Sri Lanka by 169 runs in first ODI of the 5-match series played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on Sunday.India now lead the series 1-0. Put into bat, Rahane struck 111
Dharamsala: He has been a calming influence for India in the opening slot, the proof of which was visible during his half-century knock in the fourth ODI against West Indies here, but consistency is something
Top News
Trending News
Latest News
