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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With Kohli wanting to stick to his template, focussing more on picking 20 wickets, the middle order needs to deliver in what arguably stands India's best chance to win a series in England.
Vice-captain Rahane has looked out of sorts against the red ball, averaging 19.21 from nine Tests this year.
Gavaskar described Rahane and Pujara as "low-profile" cricketers and said that questions must be asked of the support staff if both the players are getting out in a similar fashion.
Asked, who among bowlers is the best bet with the willow and may be fill-up for Hardik Pandya's absence, Rahane named fellow Mumbaikar Thakur
Rahane didn't play India's first-class game against Select County XI because of a "mild swelling around his left upper hamstring."
BCCI also revealed the reason behind two Indian players being part of the County XI side during the warm-up game.
Deep Dasgupta feels India Test team vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane, is not the same player he used to be five-six years ago when he scored tons of runs at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium batting at No. 3.
The former Indian opener and batting coach is optimistic of Ajinkya Rahane putting up a strong show with the bat in the upcoming Test series against England.
While Kohli (13) and Pujara (15) were dismissed by towering Kyle Jamieson, Rahane (15) was shown the exit door by Trent Boult on the final day of the WTC final.
Just when Rahane had started to look threatening, he was dismissed for 49 by Neil Wagner. He didn't commit fully to the pull and ended up playing a short-arm jab, and spooned the catch to Tom Latham at square-leg
Despite his blow-hot-blow-cold form over the last few years, India's Test vice-captain with 1095 runs in 17 games is team's top scorer in the two-year World Test Championship cycle
The 33-year-old Rahane said the team management is backing the India youngsters to play fearless cricket and perform with freedom.
India and England will play a one-off Test here from Wednesday, which will start the visitors' full-fledged tour of the UK, where they will also feature in ODI and T20 series.
It is learnt that skipper Mithali, her deputy Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and all the batters, along with senior pacer Shikha Pandey, spoke to Rahane about the long-form batting.
The 33-year-old middle-order batsman said India deserved to be in the WTC final on the back of a consistent showing in the last two years.
In an exclusive interaction with India TV, MSK Prasad labelled Rahane as a 'team-man' and underlined his conduct in Australia when regular skipper Virat Kohli was away on paternity leave.
India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.
As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is about to get started, Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh gave his best wishes to Delhi Capital's captain Ajinkya Rahane on Thursday.
Rahane last played in India's fourth Test against England that ended on March 6.
There has been a lot of talk about the spinning tracks in the second Test at Chepauk and the pink ball game at Motera which ended inside two days.
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