Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane

Rahane in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane
Born	(1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 36) Ashwi KD, Maharashtra, India
Nickname	Ajju, Jinks[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off spin
Role	Middle-Order-Batter
International information
National side	India (2011–present)
Test debut (cap 278)	22 March 2013 v Australia
Last Test	20 July 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 191)	3 September 2011 v England
Last ODI	16 February 2018 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	27 (formerly 17, 37)
T20I debut (cap 39)	31 August 2011 v England
Last T20I	28 August 2016 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	27 (formerly 17, 37)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–present	Mumbai
2008–2010	Mumbai Indians
2011–2015	Rajasthan Royals
2016–2017	Rising Pune Supergiant
2018–2019	Rajasthan Royals
2019	Hampshire
2020–2021	Delhi Capitals
2022	Kolkata Knight Riders
2023–present	Chennai Super Kings
2024	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 85 90 188 192 Runs scored 5,077 2,962 13,225 6,853 Batting average 38.46 35.26 45.76 39.84 100s/50s 12/26 3/24 39/57 10/49 Top score 188 111 265* 187 Balls bowled – – 108 42 Wickets – – 0 3 Bowling average – – – 14.33 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 2/36 Catches/stumpings 102/- 48/– 200/– 90/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC T20 World Cup Runner-up 2014 Bangladesh ICC Champions Trophy Runner-up 2017 England and Wales ICC World Test Championship Runner-up 2019-2021 Runner-up 2021-2023 ACC Asia Cup Winner 2016 Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2024

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane (born 6 June 1988) is an Indian cricketer and former captain and former vice-captain of the Indian team in Test cricket, who has played for Indian cricket team in all formats as a batsman. He currently captains Mumbai in Ranji trophy and plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL. Rahane plays primarily as a middle-order batsman in the Test format and as a top-order batsman in white-ball forms of the game. As a captain of the national team, India has only lost one match under his captaincy.

Rahane made his first-class debut in 2007–08 Ranji Trophy season for Mumbai. He made his international debut in T20Is against England at Manchester in August 2011.^[2][3] Rahane made his Test debut in the March 2013 Border–Gavaskar Trophy. His first Test century came at Basin Reserve, Wellington against New Zealand.^[4] Under his captaincy, India won the 2020-21 Border–Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.^[5] As of May 2021 Rahane ranks 27th in the ICC Test batting rankings, with a tally of 612 points.^[6] He was awarded a Grade B contract by the BCCI in March 2022. Rahane has been one of India's best overseas players, scoring over 3000 runs away from home at an average over 40.