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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With India reduced to 39 for three, Rohit (117 batting off 164 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (83 batting off 135) shared an unbeaten 185-run stand to stage the home team's remarkable recovery.
Ashwin, who had entered the top 10 after the first Test in Visakhapatnam, has now moved to the seventh spot, courtesy his six wickets which he took against the Proteas in the second Test.
Jadeja and Kohli added 225 runs to the scoreboard for the fifth wicket on day 2 during which the Indian skipper scored a record-scripting seventh double century before converting it into his maiden 250 in Test cricket, while the all-rounder scored his 12th Test fifty.
Theunis de Bruyn (20) and Anrich Nortje (2) will resume South Africa's innings tomorrow. The visitors trail India by 565 runs.
Rahane uploaded an image of his first child with wife Radhika Dhopavkar on Monday.
Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has become a father, as wife Radhika gives birth to a baby girl.
Ajinkya Rahane ended his long wait for a Test century last month, when he reached the three-figure mark against West Indies.
Many believe that Rohit's audacious strokeplay has brought about his downfall in Test cricket, but Rahane thinks otherwise.
Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari struck fifties to set West Indies an improbable target of 468 to win the match before Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami picked up 2 wickets to peg the hosts further.
Team India's vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said that it is hard to see 'quality player' like Rohit Sharma on the bench, but insisted on the importance of team combination.
Ajinkya Rahane scored a century after 17 Tests and it took him over two years to reach the three-figure mark again in Test cricket.
Coming into the Test series, Ajinkya Rahane's form was a subject of widespread debate but he silenced his critics with scores of 81 and 102.
Rahane, who won the man of the match award for his impressive performance in the 1st Test against West Indies, revealed what helped his game in the post-match interaction.
Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari and Jasprit Bumrah were the stars of Day 4 as India decimated hosts West Indies by 318 runs, registering their biggest-ever away win.
Rahane, who missed his century in the first innings (80) hits 5 fours in his 102-run marathon innings in 242 balls before Shanon Gabriel dismissed him.
Highlights, India vs West Indies, 1st Test, Day 4: Updates of Day 4 from Antigua: Here you can get all the live score and updates of IND vs WI live match and ball-by-ball commentary from Antigua.
Indian captain Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane steered India's innings after the early blows in the second innings, and in the process, also surpassed Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly for a Test feat.
Ajinkya Rahane scored back-to-back half-centuries and skipper Virat Kohli also looked strong as the duo remained unbeaten at the end of Day 3 to put India in a strong position against West Indies.
Ajinkya Rahane, who had been going through a rough patch for quite some time, finally stepped up as he steered the sinking ship of Indian innings after arriving at the crease in a tricky situation.
Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin didn't find a place in the playing XI for the first Test against West Indies, and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane revealed the reason behind the decision.
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