Personal Information

Full NameAjinkya Madhukar Rahane
BornJune 6, 1988 Ashwi-KD,Maharashtra
Age35 Years, 9 Months, 12 Days
National SideIndia
Batting StyleRight Handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
SportCricket

Ranking

TestODIT20
Batting50--
Bowling---

Man of the Match

TestODIT20World CupCL
35000

Career Information

Teams PlayedIndia, Hampshire, India A, India B, India Blue, Indian Board Presidents XI, India Green, Leicestershire, Rest of India, West Zone, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, India Under-19, Mumbai, Rising Pune Supergiant, North Mumbai Panthers, India C, Indians, Indian Oil
Career Span

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

MIN/ORHS100s50s4s6sAVGS/RCTSTDucksR/O
Test
85144125077188 v NZ12265783538.4649.501020102
ODI
908732962111 v SL3242933335.2678.6348064
World Cup
87120879 v SA0121334.6682.535011
T20I
2020237561 v ENG0132620.83113.2916021
CL
66128870 v CSK0427757.60119.000000
IPL
172159174400105* v DC2304559630.98123.42690137
Mumbai-T20
2204628 v AA007123.00124.32--00

Bowling Performance

IOMRWBest3s5sAVGE/RS/RMtc
IPL
110511/5 v PBKS005.005.006.001

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane Profile

Ajinkya Rahane, a right-handed top-order batsman from Mumbai is a perfect combination of talent, consistency and aggression. He made his First-Class debut for Mumbai in 2007. In only his second Ranji season, he piled up a mountain of 1089 runs, which was instrumental in Mumbai's 38th Ranji title triumph. He is one of the few players to have scored 1000 runs in a single Ranji season. Having represented Mumbai at all levels, Rahane was always seen as a bright prospect


Rahane scored runs for fun and his twin tons in the Emerging Players Trophy in Australia forced his way into the Indian ODI team in 2011. He showed both talent and elegance to stamp his authority early in his career. He traveled a lot with the Indian Test squad before finally getting a chance in the 2013 Test series against Australia.


Ajinkya didn’t have the best of debuts but he put it past him and only in his third Test, Rahane scored fifties in both innings in Durban. He was often the man for India away from home in a crisis, he showed that in his maiden Test ton in New Zealand. It was his brilliant century on a green deck at Lord’s in 2014 that really made the world take notice. It set up India’s first win at the venue in 28 years. On the tour Down Under, Rahane scored 399 runs in the four-match Test series. His class in whites has never been in question ever since then.


He didn’t quite shine in similar fashion in ODIs but scored his maiden ton in Birmingham in 2014. He has had a dwindling time in the 50-over format though with the odd brilliant knock. His 79 against South Africa in the 2015 World Cup was particularly eye-catching. He has been in and out of the ODI side far too often for a player of his caliber.


In the home series in 2016-17, he only had one big score, when he registered his career best Test score of 188 against the Kiwis. He fell away post that but chipped in with vital contributions against Australia. India depend a lot on him and it should be interesting to see how he adapts to changing batting styles in modern cricket.


In the Indian T20 League, he started with Mumbai but his real success came with Rajasthan. A prolific scorer for them at the top of the order, he was the perfect foil for many aggressive opening partners. He was bought by Pune in the 2016 edition of the tournament and had a fairly decent run. Once Rajasthan returned to the League after a 2-year hiatus, Rahane was once again roped in and also made the captain after Steven Smith’s involvement in the infamous sandpaper gate. During the 2019 auctions of the Indian T20 League, Rahane was bought by Delhi and he will be looking to prove his worth with them.