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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Trent Boult ran through India's top-order and reduced the visitors to 144/4, trailing New Zealand by 39 runs in Wellington.
Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant remained at the crease as rain cut short day one of the first Test at Basin Reserve.
With India reduced to 39 for three, Rohit (117 batting off 164 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (83 batting off 135) shared an unbeaten 185-run stand to stage the home team's remarkable recovery.
India need 8 wickets to win with two days remaining while West Indies need 423 runs to save the series.
Jasprit Bumrah's stunning five-wicket haul and Ajinkya Rahane's century on the fourth day guided India to a 318-run victory over West Indies in the 1st Test at Antigua.
Skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane remained unbeaten at stumps as India aim to take a commanding lead over hosts West Indies.
Ajinkya Rahane performed impressively, but others failed on the first day of the first Test between India and West Indies.
Kohli's unbeaten knock, coupled with Ajinkya Rahane's counterattacking 51, helped India to not only overcome the cheap dismissals, but put the visitors in the driving seat as well.
Rishabh Pant's audacious stroke-play complemented Ajinkya Rahane's patient approach as India reached 308 for four against the West Indies on the second day of the second cricket Test on Saturday.
The West Indies handed a big setback even before toss with the last-minute withdrawal of captain Jason Holder, looked ordinary at best on the field.
India produced an improved batting display to reach 307/6 at stumps on the first day of the third Test against England.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred with an impressive four-wicket spell as he set up Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League encounter at Eden Gardens on Tuesday.
In a thriller of a contest, Delhi Daredevils came out victorious as they defeated Rajasthan Royals by 4 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
Krishnappa Gowtham produced a blinder of a knock after Sanju Samson and Ben Stokes smartly negotiated a slow track as Rajasthan Royals pulled off a nail-biting three-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in match 21 of IPL 2018.
Chennai Super Kings eased past Rajasthan Royals as Shane Watson's third IPL century saw the visitors crumble by 64 runs in Match 17 of the IPL.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stretched their winning run to two games by registering a facile seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday.
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