Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

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Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Full name Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Born year June 6, 1988, Ashwin-KD, Maharashtra

Current age 31 years 318 days

Major teams India, India A, India Blue, India Blue, India C, India Emerging Players, India Green, India Under-19s, Indian Board President's XI, Indian Oil Corporation XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rest of India, Rising Pune Supergiants, West Zone

Playing role Top-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	65	109	11	4203	188	42.88	8400	50.03	11	22	475	29	81	0
ODIs	90	87	3	2962	111	35.26	3767	78.63	3	24	293	33	48	0
T20Is	20	20	2	375	61	20.83	331	113.29	0	1	32	6	16	0
First-class	145	246	25	10881	265*	49.23	20130	54.05	33	49	1329	72	148	0
List A	167	163	10	6054	187	39.56			10	42			80	0
T20s	196	188	20	4988	105*	29.69	4167	119.70	2	35	518	94	82	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	145	9	108	75	0	-	-	-	4.16	-	0	0	0
List A	167	2	42	43	3	2/36	2/36	14.33	6.14	14.0	0	0	0
T20s	196	1	6	5	1	1/5	1/5	5.00	5.00	6.0	0	0	0

Introduction:-

on born 6 June 1988 Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is an Indian cricketer. He plays primarily as a middle-order batsman in the Test format and a top-order batsman in the white-ball of the game. He is currently the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in Test cricket.

Rahane made his first-class debut for Mumbai in 2007-08 and scored at an average of 77.04 after 100 innings. He scored over 1500 runs three times in his first five seasons. He made his international debut in August 2011 at the Twenty20 International against England in Manchester. With batsman Shikhar Dhawan injuring his fingers, Rahane made his Test debut in March 2013 at the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His first Test century came against Basin Reserve, New Zealand in Wellington. Rahane scored his 10th century against West Indies on 25 August 2019 to lead India to victory by 318 runs. Rahane was adjudged Player of the Match scoring 184 runs including a century and a half-century.

Early Life:-

Rahane. The family came from the village of Chandanpuri, Tal-Sangamner. He has a younger brother and sister, Shashank and Apoorva Rahane. At the age of seven, Madhukar Rahane took Ajinkya to a small coaching camp in Dombivli with a mature wicket, as he could not provide proper coaching From the age of 17, he took coaching from former India batsman Praveen Amre. Rahane approved his Secondary School Certificate from SV Joshi High School, Dombivali.

Test Career:-

Rahane made his Test debut against Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi on 22 March 2013. consistent with the media, Rahane got the chance through "sheer luck". Shikhar Dhawan, who made his debut within the third Test at Mohali, was the clear choice for the Delhi Test scoring 187 runs until his left-handed knuckle hurt. Gautam Gambhir, who was chosen as Dhawan's replacement, was sidelined thanks to jaundice. Rahane was handed his India Test Cap, ending a lean patch for Mumbai, who had not produced a Test player for India since May 2007. The double-digit score within the game prompted many to question Rahane's ability to deal with the pressure and replicate his domestic success internationally.

Despite his failure within the debut match, Rahane was included within the playing eleven for the primary match of India's tour of South Africa (2013-14). Batting within the lower-middle order, he scored 209 runs (including 96 off 96 balls at Kingsmead, Durban) at a mean of 69.66 within the series against the bowling attack with Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander. Have come under difficult circumstances ", wrote cricket pundit Siddharth Monga. Rahane finished as India's third-highest run-scorer within the series, but he was within the most precarious position of all series starting. [20]

Rahane made his first test ton against New Zealand on 15 February 2014 at Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand.  India were during a difficult situation when Rahane came to the crease after scoring 156 for five and by the time he was dismissed for 118, Team India was during a winning position within the match ruined by Brendon McCullum's famous triple century. Did he have that extra edge up his game and personality that was at the highest level? Separates international players from? " From the rest? Was he merely submissive, or was he unable to say himself, unable to soak up the important pressure? After our first two Test tours to South Africa and New Zealand, we will safely conclude that it should be the previous . It appears to be soft. ESPN Cricinfo wrote in his analysis, "Outer base batsmen, and were on display during a basin reserve."

Rahane played within the Investec Test Series in England (England tour of India, 2014). His previous overseas performances (in the away Test, Rahane had scored 371 runs in four Tests on the average including one century and two fifties) earned him a spot in Rohit Sharma's playing XI. He justified his selection by scoring his second century within the second match game at Lord's Cricket Ground. Placed to bat on a green-top wicket by Alastair Cook, India scored 140 for 6 till tea, saved only by Rahane's century. He got the support of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who scored 36 runs, besides he scored 90 runs for the eighth wicket.  within the process, Rahane became the fourth Indian batsman to attain a Test century with Sourav Ganguly, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ajit Agarkar in his introduction at Lord's.

Rahane played the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia in 2014-15. within the third match game in Melbourne, Rahane scored his third Test century. He scored 399 runs in four, including a century and three half-centuries against the opposition offensive of Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris, the core of a bowling unit that won the 2013–14 Ashes series 5–0.

In the first Test of Sri Lanka's 2015 tour, Rahane broke the planet record for many catches during a match game .  within the second Test at PSS, Colombo, he scored his fourth Test century, scoring 126 runs in India's second innings, and India won the match. within the process, he reached his career-best 20th ranking within the ICC Player Rankings.

Rahane played within the 2015 Freedom Series. within the 4th match game in New Delhi , Rahane scored a century in both innings on a pitch where most batsmen found it difficult to attain runs, and with this feat, he joined the elite class of dual centuries directly . Only the fifth Indian became an examination.

On 16 August 2016, Rahane achieved the amount 8 ranking of the simplest Test batsmen of his career.

One-Day International Career:-

A two back-to-back century within the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia (201) helped Rahane make an area within the India limited-overs squad for the tour of England. He made his debut against England in Chester-le-Street in situ of opener Virender Sehwag. Although Rahane scored 40 runs at a strike-rate of 90.90, his first victory against England within the summer of 2011 was thrown by a washout at Chester-le-Street.

He performed well in England in his first international series (2011 NatWest Series) against England and within the return series. He scored a 47-ball 54 within the second match of his subsequent tour. The West Indies did not impress in their next few limited matches against Sri Lanka , Pakistan and England.

Rahane scored his second ODI half-century within the 2013–14 Asia Cup, only to be followed by another slowdown. during a short ODI career within the middle order,

Rahane has been uncertain and struggling sometimes to seek out the balance between defense and attack. He showed signs of rest at the highest of the order with fast centuries against England (September 2014) and Sri Lanka (November 2014), but after Rohit Sharma's second ODI double century, he scored an enormous century against Australia within the MCG and gave Rahane Pushed back. Middle order. within the T20s ICC Cricket World Cup , Rahane managed to attain 208 runs in just 8 matches, with a mean of 34.66. He was eliminated by Mahendra Singh Dhoni within the second ODI against Bangladesh, but after the series, he was appointed India's captain for the one-day and T20I tour of Zimbabwe in 2015, when a second-team team. Was selected. -0, although Rahane couldn't leave an enormous impact with the bat, he made a complete of 112 in three matches, with just one half-century.

Rahane had a comparatively good home series against South Africa. Batting at number 4, he scored 3 half-centuries, including a fast 89, which saw South Africa register a win on a complete score of 438. Jinks played an honest series in Australia, scoring 50 runs in 3 of 5 innings. Scored only one 50 runs in 5 innings as an opener within the series against New Zealand.

T20I Carrier:-

In August 2011 at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester Rahane made his first international debut in Twenty20 International for India. He scored a half-century during this match against England's attack, including Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann and Tim. Bresnan. The match was the sole T20I played by former Indian captain Rahul Dravid.

Rahane was a part of the Indian team that made it to the 2014 World T20 final. After sitting on the bench for the primary three matches, he got an opportunity to play against Australia where he scored 19 runs. He gave India an honest start of 32 runs within the semi-finals, as India won the match. He captained India in two Twenty20 Internationals against Zimbabwe, won the primary match and lost the second match. He played 4 matches and scored around 33 in those matches.

Ipl career:-

Rahane wasn't widely considered a Twenty20 player going into the 2012 Indian Premier League, but had an excellent season for the Rajasthan Royals. He was earlier within the Mumbai Indians team and had limited opportunities. And then, he caught Shane Watson of Rajasthan Royals, who within the second innings of the three-day game gave them the prospect to attain a century in 80 balls during a season. Against Australia A in 2010. After buying him from Mumbai Indians, Rahul Dravid and Watson gave Rahane an opportunity to start out the innings.

Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008-15)

Matches team runs HS Avenue SR 100

MI, RR and RPS 97 3789 105 * 37.73 131.34 2

Playing under Rahul Dravid's mentorship, Rahane has thus far been successful with the Rajasthan Royals. Rahane emerged prominently within the Premier League world within the 2012 season for the Rajasthan Royals. He scored a 98-run match-winning innings against Kings XI Punjab in his first match of IPL 2012 then an unbeaten 103 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. An innings of 84 off 63 balls against the Delhi Daredevils remained vainly , though they lost in only one match on the run.In Premier League 2012, Rahane became the primary batsman to attain a century and have become the leading run-scorer for the Rajasthan Royals. In the year 2014 Premier League season he was retained by the Royals in IPL.

Over the years, Rahul Dravid has been given considerable credit by Rahane for maturing as a player. With Dravid guiding him, Rahane has been replaced as a shy, long-form specialist capable of batting in any position in any format. Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Sunil Gavaskar, told NDTV, "What has been impressive about Rahane's career, the way he has made those small changes, has helped him recover in every format of the sport . This batsman may be a thinking batsman who keeps brooding about thinking. the way to recover which is why he's such a crucial team in Rajasthan Royals team and Indian Riket team is a crucial team.

For his performance in 2013, he was nominated within the Cricinfo CLT20 XI.

For his performance in 2015, he was named within the Cricinfo IPL XI for the season

Rahane played for Rising Pune Supergiant within the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Rahane was the leading run-scorer for RPS within the 2016 season. Rahane led RPS during a match against Delhi Daredevils within the 2017 season, when RPS captain Steve Smith was ruled out thanks to gastrointestinal disorder .

In 2018, Rahane was brought back by the Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4 crore employing a write-to-match card. On 24/02/18 Steve Smith was appointed because the captain of Rajasthan Royals. After the ball tampering scandal against South Africa , Steve Smith (captain of Australia) stepped in as Royals captain. Rahane was set to steer the Rajasthan Royals for the 2018 season.

But things have faded for Mumbaikar over the years. In 2012, Rahane made headlines when he scored an excellent century within the IPL. the subsequent year was fantastic for him and it helped him to seem in international matches. By then the planet was under their feet. But suddenly something was missing. Around 2017, Old Bharosa Rahane was indeed missing. The IPL became worse for him in 2018, compared to 2017. His strike rate came up for discussion and he soon became another Rahane. he's not involved in limited formats for international matches, and not even that he was a Test player. IPL 2019 was an excellent one for this youngster as he played some useful innings for the team and also scored a century against the Delhi Capitals at the SMS Stadium this season and have become the very best run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals (105 *). He had his second century within the IPL.