9) Ajinkya Rahane made IPL 8 his own amongst a group of hard hitting batsmen like Brendon McCullum, Chris Gayle, and AB de villiers. However it was Ajinkya Rahane, who got the lime light despite his inability to play big shots like Gayle,nor can he ramp the ball and show aggression like Kohli, but with his killer instincts and class on the cricket field,Rahane was scoring like a run machine for his franchise Rajhastan Royals.
10) Due to his some strong performance during the last one year, Rahane has been the most succesful player for Team India and it was due to his hard work and his love for the game that he was awarded the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year Award.
