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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Rahane, who was unbeaten on 3 could add only five runs to his score, and was dismissed on 8. Rahane, who has played 63 Tests, was caught by wicket-keeper Nitin Bhille, putting Mumbai in a spot of botherat 69-4.
Soul searching proved to be a cathartic experience for India's Test captain Ajinkya Rahane, who learnt to accept rejection after being snubbed for last year's ODI World Cup.
This is perhaps the first time that the 41-time Ranji Trophy champions have been shot out before lunch in Mumbai or elsewhere.
Sachin Tendulkar and Ajinkya Rahane wished everyone a Merry Christmas on their respective Twitter accounts.
Test specialist Ajinkya Ranahe and young opener Prithvi Shaw struck gritty fifties as Mumbai ended day one of their Ranji Trophy lung opener against Baroda at 362/8 here on Monday.
Jaiswal and Saxena, who play for Dadar Union, were felicitated by Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane in presence of Vengsarkar and former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar here.
Some fresh arrivals, and the comeback of the old horse - Team India's batting order grows in strength ahead of a tough 2020 season in whites.
Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami combined to pick 16 wickets in the Eden Gardens Test.
On Monday, Ajinkya Rahane posted a photo with pink-ball on social media, to which Virat Kohli and Shikhar dropped hilarious comments.
Giving out the arrival itinerary of the teams, he said Rohit Sharma and pacer Mohammed Shami would be the last to join the squad on Wednesday.
Indian bowlers were impressive on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh, but glaring errors from Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli were hard to miss.
Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane is likely to be traded to Delhi Capitals for the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Rahane, who is an integral part of the Test team, believes he can make it to the Indian ODI team if he keeps on piling runs in red-ball cricket.
The pink ball will be used for the first time in India during the India-Bangladesh day/night match at Eden Gardens from November 22.
Ajinkya Rahane put out remarkable performances, and has once again proved to be a player to bank upon when the going gets tough.
India beat South Africa by an innings and 202 runs in Ranchi to complete a 3-0 series whitewash over South Africa.
During the press conference after Day 2, a journalist had a slip of tongue as he said "Saala chabuk batting karta hai," while talking about Ajinkya Rahane.
In his 61 Tests, India vice-captain Rahane was neither run out himself, nor was his partner caught short of crease during a stand.
Play was called off early yet again after bad light forced the player's to go off the field as South Africa ended day two on 9/2, trailing India by 488 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane scored his 11th Test century and second of 2019 on Sunday as India took on South Africa on day two if the second Test in Ranchi.
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