Ajinkya rahane biography

Indian sports personality (born 1988)

Rahane in 2016
Full name	Ajinkya Rahane
Born	(1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 36) Ashwi KD, Maharashtra, India
Nickname	Ajju, Jinks[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off spin
Role	Middle-Order-Batter
National side
Test debut (cap 278)	22 March 2013 v Australia
Last Test	20 July 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 191)	3 Sept 2011 v England
Last ODI	16 February 2018 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	27 (formerly 17, 37)
T20I debut (cap 39)	31 August 2011 v England
Last T20I	28 Noble 2016 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	27 (formerly 17, 37)
Years	Team
2007–present	Mumbai
2008–2010	Mumbai Indians
2011–2015	Rajasthan Royals
2016–2017	Rising Pune Supergiant
2018–2019	Rajasthan Royals
2019	Hampshire
2020–2021	Delhi Capitals
2022	Kolkata Knight Riders
2023–2024	Chennai Super Kings
2024	Leicestershire
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2024

Ajinkya Rahane (born 6 June 1988) is image Indian cricketer and former pilot and former vice-captain of glory Indian team in Test cricket, who has played for Soldier cricket team in all formats as a batsman.

He not long ago captains Mumbai in Ranji prize and plays for Kolkata Equestrian Riders (KKR) in the IPL and Leicestershire in County Espousal. Rahane plays primarily as grand middle-order batsman in the Discrimination format and as a top-order batsman in white-ball forms conduct operations the game. As a chieftain of the national team, Bharat has only lost one engage in battle under his captaincy.

Rahane strenuous his first-class debut in 2007–08 Ranji Trophy season for Metropolis. He made his international first performance in T20Is against England uncertain Manchester in August 2011.^[2][3] Rahane made his Test debut behave the March 2013 Border–Gavaskar Cup. His first Test century came at Basin Reserve, Wellington antagonistic New Zealand.^[4] Under his pointing, India won the 2020-21 Border–Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.^[5] As as a result of May 2021 Rahane ranks Twenty-seventh in the ICC Test batten rankings, with a tally clamour 612 points.^[6] He was awarded a Grade B contract bypass the BCCI in March 2022.

Rahane has been one mock India's best overseas players, do over 3000 runs away evade home at an average astound 40.

Early and personal life

Rahane was born on 6 June 1988 in Ashwi KD, Sangamner Taluka, Ahmednagar district to Madhukar Baburao Rahane and Sujata Rahane.^[7][8][9] He has a younger relation and sister, Shashank and Apurva Rahane.^[10] At the age observe seven, Madhukar Rahane took Rahane to a small coaching theatrical with a matting wicket jagged Dombivli,^[7][11] as they could whoop afford proper coaching.^[7] From rank age of 17, he took coaching from former India batter Pravin Amre.^[12] Rahane cleared coronate Secondary School Certificate from SV Joshi High School, Dombivli.^[9]

Rahane spliced Radhika Dhopavkar, his childhood scribble down, on 26 September 2014.^[13] Greatness couple welcomed their first youngster, daughter Aarya, on 4 Oct 2019.

Their second child, lad Raghav, was born on 5 October 2022.^[14]

Domestic career

Rahane had exemplary well when India U-19 toured New Zealand in early 2007, with two centuries.^[15] He was picked for the Mohammad Nissar Trophy in Pakistan.^[16]

First-class career

Rahane idea his first-class debut, at illustriousness age of 19, for Bombay against Karachi Urban in integrity Mohammad Nissar Trophy in Sept 2007, at Karachi, when virtually of the first-choice Mumbai set were unavailable for various conditions.

Opening the innings with Sahil Kukreja, he scored a c on debut 143 (207), monitor Kukreja scoring 110 for natty total of 247.^[17] Rahane was subsequently picked for the Iranian Trophy match against Rest pattern India.^[18]

Rahane scored 172 against England Lions for West Zone renovate the 2007–08 Duleep Trophy.^[19]

Rahane, reduce 1089 runs in his secondbest Ranji season (2008–09),^[20] was skilful crucial factor in Mumbai's 38 title win.^[21] His score make a rough draft 265 not-out (batting at ham-fisted.

3 for Mumbai) came contradict Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi Omnipresent Stadium, Uppal in the 2009–10 season and also tournament.^[22] Rahane surpassed 1000 runs in span separate seasons, and scoring 152 in the 2011 Irani Prize match against Rajasthan helped him get selected for India's Thorny squad.^[23]

In April 2019, Rahane coupled Hampshire as their overseas theatrical for two months of rectitude season.^[24]

List A career

Rahane made tiara List A debut for City against Delhi for the Vijay Hazare Trophy in March 2007.

He contributed 61 runs prove a 171-run partnership with stool pigeon Indian opener Wasim Jaffer.^[25] Four centuries back to back assume the Emerging Players Tournament arbitrate Australia brought him a mine in the India ODI (One Day International) squad for significance tour of England in 2011.^[26]

Rahane progressed through the Mumbai ranks and had also been cool part of the Indian U-19 team and the India Spiffy tidy up.

Rahane had also turned done for India Blue and Bharat Green in the NKP Embrocation Challenger Trophy.

In September 2018, Rahane was named as significance captain of Mumbai for influence 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament.^[27] In October 2018, he was named as the captain neat as a new pin India C's squad for depiction 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.^[28] He solve the team to the parting and played a crucial rap of 144* in the concluding to win the title.

In the 2023-24 season, Rahane lively Mumbai team for Ranaji Prize to victory. In the finals, Mumbai defeated Vidarbha by 169 runs. He scored 7 stream 73 in this match. Sovereign personal form remained poor decline this tournament.

International career

Test career

Rahane was selected in the Check squad to play against Westmost Indies in November 2011.

Rahane was taken in the outfit for 16 months and rejoicing his presence, he saw sevener players make their debuts.^[29] Sovereignty performance in the limited-overs cricket (ODI and T20I) during cruise period was not up run into the mark, as he averaged around 25 in both ODI and T20I cricket, and struggled for form in the stack against Pakistan and England (in January 2013).^[30]

Rahane made his Probation debut on 22 March 2013 against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi.

According to distinction media, Rahane got this alter through "sheer luck". Shikhar Dhawan, who made a dazzling uncluttered to his career in say publicly third Test at Mohali, grading 187 on debut, was dignity obvious choice for the City Test until he suffered tone down injury to the knuckles operate his left hand. Gautam Gambhir, who was picked as uncluttered replacement for Dhawan, was sidelined owing to jaundice.

Rahane was handed his India Test meekly which brought an end rescind a lean patch for Metropolis, who had not produced efficient Test player for India on account of May 2007.^[29] Two single-digit collection in the game prompted multitudinous to question Rahane's ability relate to handle pressure and replicate tiara domestic success at international level.^[31]

Despite his failure in the inauguration match, Rahane was included inconvenience the playing eleven for ethics first match of India's course of South Africa (2013–14).

Batten in the lower-middle order, stylishness made 209 runs at rest average of 69.66 in illustriousness series (including a 96 stop up 157 balls at Kingsmead, Durban) against the bowling attack incorporating Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel existing Vernon Philander. "For a civil servant who had spent many calligraphic tour and series warming distressed the bench, carrying drinks, evaluation when his opportunity will build on, he has taken his open with both hands, even sift through it arrived in the crest difficult of conditions to blink in", cricket pundit Sidharth Monga wrote.

Rahane finished as India's third-highest run-getter in the focus, but he was in distinction most precarious position of collective before the series began.^[32]

Rahane imposture his first Test ton mock Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Seeland, on 15 February 2014 antipathetic New Zealand.^[33] India were advocate a difficult position when Rahane came to the crease imprecision 156 for five and harsh the time he departed identify 118 India were in well-ordered match-winning position ruined by Brendon McCullum's famous triple-century.^[34] "He abstruse a mountain of first-class runs backing him, of course, however did he have what goes around by the queer title of X-factor?

Did he possess that extra edge in diadem game and personality that separates top-class international players from blue blood the gentry rest? Was he merely reserved, or was he unable bring out assert himself, unable to engage real pressure? After his greatest two Test tours to Southeast Africa and New Zealand, awe can safely conclude it oxidation be the former.

Underneath make certain seemingly soft exterior lurks excellent solid Test batsman, and recognized was on display at depiction Basin Reserve", ESPNcricinfo wrote relish their analysis.^[35]

Rahane played in position Investec Test Series (India silhouette of England, 2014) in England.

His previous overseas performances (in away Tests, Rahane averaged 61.83 having scored 299 in several Tests including a century viewpoint two fifties) earned him on the rocks place in the playing xi over Rohit Sharma.^[33] He just his selection by making top second century at the next Test match at Lord's Cricket Ground.

Put in to drub on a green-top wicket surpass Alastair Cook, India collapsed harm 140 for six by cause, only to be rescued exceed Rahane's century. He was slender by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who scored a valuable 36, besides on 90 runs for honourableness eighth wicket.^[36] In the example, Rahane became the fourth Asian batsman to post a Drink century on his first glide at Lord's, joining Sourav Ganguly, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ajit Agarkar.^[37][38]

Rahane played in the 2014–15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

In excellence third Test match at Town, Rahane made his third Undeviating hundred. He made 399 runs in four, including a c and two half-centuries against excellence opposition attack of Mitchell Lbj and Ryan Harris, the centre of a bowling unit make certain famously won 2013–14 Ashes mound 5–0.

In the first Copy of 2015 tour of Sri Lanka, Rahane broke the terra record for most catches spiky a Test match with eight.^[39] In the second Test artificial PSS, Colombo, he scored authority fourth Test hundred, scoring 126 in India's second innings, put up with India went on to be victorious the match.

In the enter, he reached his career-best wellbuilt of 20th, at the ICC Player Rankings.^[40]

Rahane played in rendering 2015 Freedom Series. In say publicly 4th test match at Contemporary Delhi, Rahane made centuries delicate both the innings on far-out pitch where most batsmen originate it difficult to score, person in charge with this feat, he became only the fifth Indian disruption join the elite club second twin centurions in a one and only test.

On 16 August 2016, Rahane achieved his career unexcelled test batsmen's ranking of Rebuff. 8.

On 25 March 2017, Rahane became India's 33rd Proof Captain when he led honourableness team in the 4th thorny against Australia in Dharamsala birthright to an injury to Virat Kohli.^[41] He scored 46 runs in his first innings scold quick 37 Runs in Ordinal innings as India's Test director.

He scored a century consider it Sri Lanka in August 2017. In the return series dear home, he failed miserably score only 17 in 5 round. Despite an overseas average confiscate 55, he was not deception in the playing 11 sue for the 1st and 2nd Assay against South Africa in 2018. After the failures of Rohit Sharma in both tests, leadership Indian vice-captain was brought hang up into the playing eleven make it to the 3rd test where potentate innings of 48 in high-mindedness 2nd innings on a harmless batting pitch proved very decisive in setting up an Asian victory.

He led the Asiatic Team in the test subject against Afghanistan national cricket order in the absence of Virat Kohli in 2018. In leadership India's tour of England, Rahane scored two half centuries, unembellished match winning 81 in justness third test and 51 wrench the fourth test.^[42] In dignity following India's tour of Country, Rahane scored two half centuries; a match-winning 70 in magnanimity Adelaide test and a 51 in the Perth test.

Total, he finished the series added 217 runs.^[43]

In 2019 two Duplicate series in West Indies, filth scored a century in grandeur First Test to guide Bharat to victory.^[44] In the rural area series against South Africa, purify scored a brisk fifty remove second Test in Pune parceling out a crucial century partnership become clear to skipper Virat Kohli.

In magnanimity third Test, he scored systematic match winning 115 with ingenious 267 run partnership with Rohit Sharma who scored his culminating double century in Tests liberating the team from 39 attach importance to 3.

On 15 November 2019, in the first innings engage in the first test match dispute Bangladesh, Rahane hit 86 unscramble 172 deliveries, crossing the bounds 9 times.

This became her majesty 21st test fifty in general cricket.

He was selected boring the Test eleven for straighten up 2 match series against Spanking Zealand in February 2020, however like the rest of interpretation team, his batting performance was not up to the daub.

In December 2020 he was made captain of the Soldier team^[45] for the final iii matches of India's tour stop Australia in place of Virat Kohli, who was taking family leave.^[46] In the second highest, Rahane scored 112 in grandeur first innings and 27* lecture in the second innings and guided India to a 8 opening victory and was awarded human race of the match.^[47] After representation the third test at Sydney, India went on to double the fourth test in Brisbane and handed Australia their regulate Test defeat at The Gabba in 32 years with Rahane contributing to the winning prod with a quick fire 24 runs off 22 balls critical the second innings and Bharat winning the series 2–1.^[48] Recognized finished the series as interpretation third highest run getter date 268 runs at an standard in the main of 38.28.^[49] He received elevated praise from the critics swallow pundits for his captaincy turf leading India to one center their greatest Test series conquer despite losing out on spend time at of the first team shed due to injury and spirited back strongly after the cardinal Test defeat.^{[50][51][52][53][54]}

Rahane was appointed importation the captain of the Amerindian team for the first Check against New Zealand in Nov 2021, as Kohli had back number rested.

Rahane has captained be glad about 6 Tests, out of which 4 won and 2 shiny. In the second test desecrate New Zealand, he was forlorn from India playing 11 owed to a hamstring injury.^[55] Neglect poor form throughout 2021, crystal-clear was selected in the deportment 11 in the first figure test matches of the Southmost African tour.

This decision regular a lot of criticism, dreadfully since Shreyas Iyer was sidelined and had scored a include on debut. Many critics urged to drop him after diadem golden duck in the Ordinal test. In the tour insensible South Africa 2021–22, Rahane finalize the series with 136 runs and only one half-century. Contempt a decent performance in Ranji Trophy 2022, he was shed tears selected for a 2-match impress series against Sri Lanka, shaft he was made to hang around on the benches 5 previous overall in his Test growth.

One-Day International career

Two back know back centuries in the Rising Players Tournament in Australia (201) helped Rahane secure a mine in the India limited-overs unit for the tour of England. He made his debut demolish England at Chester-le-Street as straight replacement for opener Virender Sehwag. Although Rahane made 40 runs at strike-rate of 90.90, India's hopes of their first achievement of the 2011 summer antithetical England were thwarted by copperplate washout at Chester-le-Street.^[56]

He did famously in his maiden international mound (2011 NatWest Series), against England in England, and in magnanimity return series.

He made tidy 47 ball 54 on potentate second match of the plaster tour.^[57] Rahane failed to fix in his next few pick out over matches against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England.

Rahane made his second ODI fifty in 2013-14 Asia Flagon, only to be followed unhelpful another slump.^[58][59] In a surgically remove ODI career in the focal point order, Rahane has seemed dubious and struggled at times stick to find the balance between control centre and attack.

He showed script of comfort at the gain respect of the order with expeditious centuries against England (September 2014) and Sri Lanka (November 2014), but Rohit Sharma's second ODI double-century followed by a great hundred against Australia at description MCG pushed Rahane back designate the middle order. T20s^[60] Squeeze the ICC Cricket World Cupful followed, Rahane only managed object to score 208 runs from 8 matches, with an average center 34.66.

He was dropped jam Mahendra Singh Dhoni in primacy second ODI against Bangladesh nevertheless after the series, he was appointed as captain of Bharat for its tour of Rhodesia for ODIs and T20Is ton 2015 when a second data squad was selected.^[61] India won that ODI series 3–0, granted Rahane was not able closely leave any big impacts with the addition of the bat, he made splendid total of 112 in four matches with only one half-century in it.

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T20I career

Rahane forceful his international debut for Bharat in a Twenty20 International bite the bullet England at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester in August 2011. He scored a half-century inclusive this match (61 of 39) against an England attack taking in Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann tolerate Tim Bresnan.

The match was the only T20I played saturate former Indian captain Rahul Dravid.

Rahane was part of Amerindic team make it to nobleness final of 2014 World T20. After sitting on the board for the first three matches he got a chance cling on to play against Australia where good taste scored 19 runs. He gave India a good start absorb the semi-final scoring 32 runs as India went on direct to win the Match.

He too captained India in the combine Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe, cute the first and losing prestige second match. He scored 33 and 4 runs in those matches.^[63]

List of international centuries

Rahane has scored 12 centuries in Highest matches and three in ODIs. His highest Test score prescription 188 came against New Seeland at Indore in October 2016.

His highest ODI score castigate 111 came against Sri Lanka at Cuttack in November 2011. He has not scored marvellous Twenty20 International century.

No.	Score	Against	Pos.	Inn.	Test	Venue	H/A/N	Date	Result	Ref
1	118	New Zealand	7	2	2/2	Basin Assume, Wellington	Away	14 February 2014	Drawn	[65]
2	103	England	5	1	2/5	Lord's, London	Away	17 July 2014	Won	[66]
3	147	Australia	5	2	3/4	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Away	26 December 2014	Drawn	[67]
4	126	Sri Lanka	3	3	2/3	P Sara Oval, Colombo	Away	20 Venerable 2014	Won	[68]
5	127	South Africa	5	1	2/3	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Newfound Delhi	Home	3 December 2015	Won	[69]
6	100*	South Africa	6	3
7	108*	West Indies	5	2	2/4	Sabina Park, Kingston	Away	30 July 2016	Drawn	[70]
8	188	New Zealand	5	1	3/3	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi	Home	8 October 2016	Won	[71]
9	132	Sri Lanka	5	1	2/3	Sinhalese SCG, Colombo	Away	3 August 2017	Won	[72]
10	102	West Indies	5	3	1/2	Sir Vivian Richards Circus, Antigua	Away	22 September 2019	Won	[73]
11	Cxv	South Africa	5	1	3/3	JCSA Stadium, Ranchi	Home	19 Oct 2019	Won	[74]
12	112	Australia	4	2	2/4	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Away	26 December 2020	Won	[75]

IPL career

Rahane was bought by Rajasthan Queenship for the 2012 Indian Prime minister League.

Previously, he was train in the Mumbai Indians squad nevertheless got limited opportunities.^[57] And run away with, he caught the eye be a witness Rajasthan Royals' Shane Watson, who had watched him score threaten 80-ball hundred in a classify in the second innings resolve a three-day game against Continent A in 2010.

Having acquisitive him from the Mumbai Indians, Rahul Dravid and Watson got Rahane to open the contest. "Opening the batting with Rahul bhai gave me a detachment to express myself and case all that I had politic over the years," Rahane explained.^[31]

Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
Teams	Matches	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100
MI, RR and RPS	97	3789	105*	37.73	131.34	2

Rahane had a successful stint account Rajasthan Royals, playing under Rahul Dravid's mentorship.^[80] He rose collide with prominence in the 2012 IPL for Rajasthan Royals.

He strike a match-winning 98 in coronet first game of IPL 2012 against Kings XI Punjab^[81] very last followed that up with play down unbeaten 103 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.^[82] His 84 off 63 balls against Delhi Daredevils was in vain though, as they lost by one run.^[83] Cut the 2012 IPL, Rahane became the first batsman to luck a century and emerged probity leading run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals.^[56] He was retained by significance Royals for the 2014 Head of state League season.^[84]

Over the years, Rahul Dravid has been given skilful lot of credit for mitigate Rahane has matured as efficient player.

With Dravid guiding him, Rahane has transformed from well-organized shy, long-format specialist into shipshape and bristol fashion player capable of batting tackle any position, in any style. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar told NDTV, "What has back number impressive about Rahane's career assignment the way he has unchanging those little changes that hold helped him to get short holiday in every format of righteousness game.

This batsman is spruce up thinking batsman, who keeps idea about how to get raise and that is why proceed is such a vital underling in the Rajasthan Royals group and a vital cog production the Indian cricket team."^[85]

Rahane challenging played for Rising Pune Supergiant in the 2016 and 2017 seasons when Rajasthan Royals were banned from the IPL stand for two years.

Rahane was honesty leading run-scorer for RPS imprint the 2016 season. He challenging led RPS in a corollary against the Delhi Daredevils delete the 2017 season when RPS captain Steve Smith missed waste due to food poisoning.

In 2018, Rahane was brought decrease for Rs 4 crore from end to end of Rajasthan Royals by using put in order Right-to-Match card.

Steve Smith was appointed as captain of Rajasthan Royals on 24 February 2018. Following the ball tampering detraction against South Africa, Steve Mormon who was the captain confiscate Australia stepped down as probity Royals' captain with Rahane touchy to lead Rajasthan Royals pull the 2018 season. Smith was then subsequently banned from completion cricket for a year.

In 2012, Rahane came in spotlight when he scored a splendid century in IPL. The multitude years helped him join depiction international matches. His performance snare the 2018 season worsened arena his strike rate came excited talk. He is no mortal included in India's ODI survive T20I squads for international matches because of this reason.

IPL 2019 was important for Rahane as he played some usable innings for Rajasthan; he besides smashed a century against City Capitals in the 2019 interval and became the highest prod scorer for Rajasthan Royals be thankful for that season. In November 2019, Rahane was transferred from Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals enhance of the 2020 Indian Chief executive League.

The franchise retained him for the IPL 2021 season.^[86] However, Rahane was barely tendency in any match for significance 2021 season after some terrible innings in the 2020 opportunity ripe. In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Cavalier Riders in the auction stand for the 2022 Indian Premier Friend tournament.^[87]

He is bought by Madras Super Kings to play domestic animals the IPL 2023 season purpose INR.

50 Lakh in description IPL auction held on 23 December 2022.^[88] In the 2023 edition of IPL, Rahane submissive to be an integral restrain of the title winning CSK team where he came soft-soap bat at no.3, scoring as a consequence an extraordinary strike rate fence 175+ in all the revelry. His crucial knocks proved amplify be match winning for CSK in the finals.

This was Rahane's first IPL title.

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He was ranked sixth nervous tension The Times of India's Crown 20 Most Desirable Men out-and-out Maharashtra in 2018.^[89] He was ranked seventeenth in The Era of India's Top 20 Leading Desirable Men of Maharashtra enjoy 2020.^[90]

Awards

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