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Ajinkya Rahane

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Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane (born 6 June 1988) is an Indian cricketer and former captain and vice-captain of the Indian cricket team. He currently captains Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. He was a former captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He plays primarily as a middle-order batsman in the Test format and as a top-order batsman in white-ball forms of the game. India lost only 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 a Twenty20 International against England at Manchester in August 2011 and his Test debut in March 2013 against Australia. His first Test century came at the Basin Reserve, Wellington against New Zealand. Under his captaincy, India won the 2020-21 Border–Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Infobox

2019
Hampshire
2024
Leicestershire
Full name
Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane
Born
(1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 37)Ashwi KD, Maharashtra, India
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off spin
Role
Batter
National side
mw- India (2011–2023)
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
T20I debut (cap 39)
31 August 2011 v England
Last T20I
28 August 2016 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.
27
2006/07–present
Mumbai
2008–2009
Mumbai Indians
2011–2015, 2018-2019
Rajasthan Royals
2016–2017
Rising Pune Supergiant
2020–2021
Delhi Capitals
2022, 2025-present
Kolkata Knight Riders
2023–2024
Chennai Super Kings
Competition
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 85 90 20 201 Runs scored 5,077 2,962 375 14,000 Batting average 38.46 35.26 20.83 45.16 100s/50s 12/26 3/24 0/1 41/59 Top score 188 111 61 265* Catches/stumpings 102/- 48/– 16/– 220/–
Matches
85
Runs scored
5,077
Batting average
38.46
100s/50s
12/26
Top score
188
Catches/stumpings
102/-
2022, 2025
Kolkata Knight Riders

Tables

List of Test centuries[59] · List of international centuries
1
1
No.
1
Score
118
Against
New Zealand
Pos.
7
Inn.
2
Test
2/2
Venue
Basin Reserve, Wellington
H/A/N
Away
Date
14 February 2014
Result
Drawn
2
2
No.
2
Score
103
Against
England
Pos.
5
Inn.
1
Test
2/5
Venue
Lord's, London
H/A/N
Away
Date
17 July 2014
Result
Won
3
3
No.
3
Score
147
Against
Australia
Pos.
5
Inn.
2
Test
3/4
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
H/A/N
Away
Date
26 December 2014
Result
Drawn
4
4
No.
4
Score
126
Against
Sri Lanka
Pos.
3
Inn.
3
Test
2/3
Venue
P Sara Oval, Colombo
H/A/N
Away
Date
20 August 2015
Result
Won
5
5
No.
5
Score
127
Against
South Africa
Pos.
5
Inn.
1
Test
2/3
Venue
Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
H/A/N
Home
Date
3 December 2015
Result
Won
6
6
No.
6
Score
100*
Against
South Africa
Pos.
6
Inn.
3
7
7
No.
7
Score
108*
Against
West Indies
Pos.
5
Inn.
2
Test
2/4
Venue
Sabina Park, Kingston
H/A/N
Away
Date
30 July 2016
Result
Drawn
8
8
No.
8
Score
188
Against
New Zealand
Pos.
5
Inn.
1
Test
3/3
Venue
Holkar Stadium, Indore
H/A/N
Home
Date
8 October 2016
Result
Won
9
9
No.
9
Score
132
Against
Sri Lanka
Pos.
5
Inn.
1
Test
2/3
Venue
Sinhalese SCG, Colombo
H/A/N
Away
Date
3 August 2017
Result
Won
10
10
No.
10
Score
102
Against
West Indies
Pos.
5
Inn.
3
Test
1/2
Venue
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
H/A/N
Away
Date
22 September 2019
Result
Won
11
11
No.
11
Score
115
Against
South Africa
Pos.
5
Inn.
1
Test
3/3
Venue
JCSA Stadium, Ranchi
H/A/N
Home
Date
19 October 2019
Result
Won
12
12
No.
12
Score
112
Against
Australia
Pos.
4
Inn.
2
Test
2/4
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
H/A/N
Away
Date
26 December 2020
Result
Won
No.
Score
Against
Pos.
Inn.
Test
Venue
H/A/N
Date
Result
Ref
1
118
New Zealand
7
2
2/2
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Away
14 February 2014
Drawn
2
103
England
5
1
2/5
Lord's, London
Away
17 July 2014
Won
3
147
Australia
5
2
3/4
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Away
26 December 2014
Drawn
4
126
Sri Lanka
3
3
2/3
P Sara Oval, Colombo
Away
20 August 2015
Won
5
127
South Africa
5
1
2/3
Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
Home
3 December 2015
Won
6
100*
South Africa
6
3
7
108*
West Indies
5
2
2/4
Sabina Park, Kingston
Away
30 July 2016
Drawn
8
188
New Zealand
5
1
3/3
Holkar Stadium, Indore
Home
8 October 2016
Won
9
132
Sri Lanka
5
1
2/3
Sinhalese SCG, Colombo
Away
3 August 2017
Won
10
102
West Indies
5
3
1/2
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Away
22 September 2019
Won
11
115
South Africa
5
1
3/3
JCSA Stadium, Ranchi
Home
19 October 2019
Won
12
112
Australia
4
2
2/4
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Away
26 December 2020
Won
List of ODI centuries[71] · List of international centuries
1
1
No.
1
Score
106
Against
England
Pos.
1
Inn.
2
SR
106.00
Venue
Edgbaston, Birmingham
H/A/N
Away
Date
2 September 2014
Result
Won
2
2
No.
2
Score
111
Against
Sri Lanka
Pos.
1
Inn.
1
SR
102.78
Venue
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
H/A/N
Home
Date
2 November 2014
Result
Won
3
3
No.
3
Score
103
Against
West Indies
Pos.
1
Inn.
1
SR
99.04
Venue
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
H/A/N
Away
Date
25 June 2017
Result
Won
No.
Score
Against
Pos.
Inn.
SR
Venue
H/A/N
Date
Result
Ref
1
106
England
1
2
106.00
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Away
2 September 2014
Won
2
111
Sri Lanka
1
1
102.78
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Home
2 November 2014
Won
3
103
West Indies
1
1
99.04
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Away
25 June 2017
Won
· IPL career
Teams
Teams
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
Teams
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
Matches
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
Runs
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
HS
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
Ave
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
SR
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
100
MI, RR and RPS
MI, RR and RPS
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
MI, RR and RPS
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
97
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
3789
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
105*
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
37.73
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
131.34
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
2
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL (2008–15)
Teams
Matches
Runs
HS
Ave
SR
100
MI, RR and RPS
97
3789
105*
37.73
131.34
2

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