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Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is an Indian international cricketer. He plays primarily as a middle-order batsman in the Test format and as a top-order batsman in whiteball forms of the game. He was also the vice-captain of the India national cricket team in Tests until the home series against New Zealand in 2021 after which he was sacked. He represents Mumbai in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in IPL. Rahane made his firstclass debut in 2007–08 Ranji Trophy season for Mumbai. He made his international debut in T20Is against England at Manchester in August 2011. Rahane made his Test debut in the March 2013 Border–Gavaskar Trophy. His first Test century came at Basin Reserve, Wellington against New Zealand. Under his captaincy, India won the 2020-21 Border– Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. As of May 2021 Rahane ranks 27th in the ICC Test batting rankings, with a tally of 612 points. Early and personal life Rahane was born on 6 June 1988 in Ashwi KD, Sangamner Taluka, Ahmednagar district to Madhukar Baburao Rahane and Sujata Rahane in a Hindu Maratha Family. He has a younger brother and sister, Shashank and Apurva Rahane. At the age of seven, Madhukar Rahane took Rahane to a small coaching camp with a matting wicket in Dombivli, as they could not afford proper coaching. From the age of 17, he took coaching from former India batsman Pravin Amre. Rahane cleared his Secondary School Certificate from SV Joshi High School, Dombivli. Rahane married Radhika Dhopavkar, his childhood friend, on 26 September 2014. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Aarya, in October 2019. Domestic career Rahane had performed.