Ajinkya Rahane
Cricket
India
| Full Name | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Profession / Role | Top-order batsman |
| Date of Birth | 06 Jun, 1988 |
Popularly known as "Jinks" amongst his teammates, Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is a top-order batsman of the Indian national cricket team. He was born on 6 June 1988 in Ashwi KD, Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra and trained under the former Indian batsman Pravin Amre. Unknown to many, he is also a black belt in Karate.
Some of his career achievements:
- Bestowed with M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for being the best Under-19 cricketer in 2006–07
- Made his first-class debut for Mumbai in 2007 at the Mohammad Nissar Trophy and scored an impressive 143 (207)
- Played a crucial role in Mumbai's 38th title win by scoring 1089 runs in his second Ranji season (2008–09)
- Scored three centuries in each of the Ranji Trophy seasons of 2009–10 and 2010–11
- In IPL 2012, he became the first batsman to score a century and came out as the leading run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals.
- Honoured with the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year in 2014-15
- Smashed the record of most catches in a Test by taking 8 catches in the first test against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2015
- Achieved his career-best Test batsmen's ranking of No. 8 on 16 August 2016
- Captained the Mumbai team at the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament and India C's squad at the Deodhar Trophy in 2018
Updated On : 24 Nov, 2021
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