Ajinkya Rahane Birthday: 5 Memorable Innings That Shaped His Legacy

Ajinkya Rahane Birthday: Ajinkya Rahane is among the finest cricketers in the cricket world, he is a classic player, and he has also played international and domestic matches.

He is also known for being the former caption and vice caption of the India Team for test matches.

Rahane showed what he was made of and became a mainstay in the middle order.

Ajinkya Rahane started his cricket career in 2007 in the Ranji Trophy and he made his first appearance in International cricket in 2011.

He represented India in his first Test match against Australia in March 2013.

However, today, June 6 we celebrate the birthday of Ajinkya Rahane as he turns 36 years old today.

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Ajinkya Rahane 5 Memorable Innings That Shaped His Legacy

Let's take a look at some of the best innings played by Ajinkya Rahane in his cricket career.

1. Ajinkya Rahane 118* against New Zealand

One of the best innings of Ajinkya Rahane was against New Zealand in 2014, in that match he scored 118 runs off 381 balls and hit 18 fours and 4 sixes in the first innings.

2. Ajinkya Rahane 103* against England

In July 2014, he scored another great century against England as India scored a very good target of 295 runs.

In the first innings of that Test, Rahane scored 103.

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3. Ajinkya Rahane 145* against Australia

In December 2020, Ajinkya Rahane played one of the best innings of his Test career against Australia. Rahane, who was captain, played an innings of 112 runs in the first test match.

4. Ajinkya Rahane 111* against Sri Lanka

At the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Rahane hit 111 off of 108 balls, which led India to reach a huge score of 363/5.

5. Ajinkya Rahane 112* against Australia

In the test match against Australia in 2020, when Australia was bowled out at 195 runs, Ajinkya Rahane came and smashed 12 fours to score a century of 112 runs out of 223 balls and led India to an eight-wicket win.

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