Ajinkya Rahane Birthday: Virat Kohli Leads Wishes As India Batsman Turns 32
Indian skipper Virat Kohli wrote a lovely message for his Test deputy Ajinkya Rahane who turned 32 on Saturday.
- Prakash Rai
- Updated: June 06, 2020 03:47 pm IST
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Wished poured in from cricketing fraternity on Ajinkya Rahane's birthday
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Virat Kohli wrote a lovely message for Rahane who turned 32
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BCCI, ICC and several other cricketers also wished Rahane on Twitter
Virat Kohli took to Twitter to wish his Test deputy Ajinkya Rahane who turned 32 on Saturday. The Indian skipper wrote a lovely message for the middle-order batsman which read: "Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Jinx and a great year ahead. @ajinkyarahane88". Rohit Sharma, India's limited-overs vice-captain, also wished the Test match specialist on his special day. "Happy birthday @ajinkyarahane88 have a great day with your family," Rohit tweeted, along side sharing a picture with Rahane.Â
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Jinx and a great year ahead. @ajinkyarahane88
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 6, 2020
Happy birthday @ajinkyarahane88 have a great day with your family. Best wishes pic.twitter.com/If95e9uXgU
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 6, 2020
Shakalaka! Jinks baby have an awesome birthday @AjinkyaRahane88 cheers pic.twitter.com/RKjidmazi5
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 6, 2020
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also posted a beautiful birthday message for India's Test vice-captain on Twitter.
Happy Birthday, @ajinkyarahane88
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 6, 2020
Here's wishing you loads of runs and success ahead #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/B7Fvqyegdl
"Happy Birthday, @ajinkyarahane88 Here's wishing you loads of runs and success ahead," BCCI wrote on Twitter.
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar also wished Rahane on his birthday and hoped that his daughter Aarya is keeping him and his wife Radhika on their toes during the lockdown.
Happy Birthday Jinks!
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 6, 2020
Hope Aarya is keeping you and Radhika on your toes indoors. Have a good one! pic.twitter.com/9cpNAcNSV5
Indian men's cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri also took to Twitter to wish the crafty batsman on his birthday and wished for him to have wonderful year ahead.
Many happy returns of the day, @ajinkyarahane88. Have a wonderful year ahead #HappyBirthdayAjinkyaRahane pic.twitter.com/RW3VmYLmqy
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) June 6, 2020
"Many happy returns of the day, @ajinkyarahane88. Have a wonderful year ahead #HappyBirthdayAjinkyaRahane," Shastri's tweet read.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) also shared a post on Twitter and highlighted Rahane's achievements, who is currently ranked 9th in ICC Test rankings.
175 international appearances
— ICC (@ICC) June 6, 2020
7,540 runs
14 centuries
145 catches
The No.9 batsman in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Test Rankings
Happy birthday, @ajinkyarahane88! pic.twitter.com/2x403i7BQD
"175 international appearances. 7,540 runs. 14 centuries. 145 catches. The No.9 batsman in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Test Rankings. Happy birthday, @ajinkyarahane88!," ICC's post read.
Rahane's teammates like Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav were among several cricketers who made his birthday special with their lovely messages.
Rahane's fans also flooded the micro-blogging site and other social media platforms with their lovely birthday messages for the Indian cricketer.