Rahane didn't play India's first-class game against Select County XI because of a "mild swelling around his left upper hamstring."
Virat Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane were both ruled out of the three-day warm-up match against a County Select XI on Tuesday. The BCCI stated in a release that Kohli felt some stiffness in his back on late Monday evening and he has been advised to rest.
BCCI also revealed the reason behind two Indian players being part of the County XI side during the warm-up game.
India batsman Shreyas Iyer, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, has been included in the list of 45 players announced by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for its fitness camp. Seniors Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and youngster Arjun Tendulkar are also a part of the list.
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.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV Cricket, former cricketer Vivek Razdan talked about the importance of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane's style of batting in Test cricket.
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
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane resume India's innings at 146 for three with the Indian skipper on a well-composed 44 while his deputy on 29. Can Kohli pull the much-awaited century?
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.
Rahane on Tuesday said there is no need to take criticism of the spin-friendly pitches in the country "seriously" as not a word is spoken about the "damp" tracks elsewhere and England can expect another turner in the fourth Test.
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