Ajinkya Rahane Biography
Born on 6 June 1988, Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is an Indian cricketer. He plays primarily as a top-order batsman in white-ball forms and middle-order batsman in the Test format. Currently, Ajinkya Rahane is the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in Test cricket. Rahane belongs from a lower-middle-class family and he used to train himself in a very small coaching center due to his family condition. Now he is one of the finest cricketers in India who is known worldwide.
Apart from cricket, he is also a karate black belt. Surprisingly he married his childhood girlfriend Radhika Dhopavkar and now a father of a baby girl. He’s one of the dreams is to buy a Lamborghini and Aston Martin for himself.
- Name: Ajinkya Rahane
- Nickname: Jinks
- Role: Batsman
- Batting Style: Right-Handed
- Bowling Style: Pace Bowling
Ajinkya Rahane Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
- Weight (approx.): 61Kg
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
Personal Life Of Ajinkya Rahane
- Date of Birth: 6 June 1988
- Age: 31 Years (As On 2020)
- Birth Place: Ashwi KD village of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India
- Zodiac sign: Gemini
- Nationality: Indian
- School: SV Joshi High School, Dombivli, Thane, Mumbai
- College: NA
- Educational Qualifications: B.Com
Ajinkya Rahane Family
Source: AmarUjala
- Father: Madhukar Baburao Rahane
- Mother: Sujata Rahane
- Brother: Shashank Rahane
- Sister: Apurva Rahane
- Coach/Mentor: Pravin Amre
- Religion: Hindu
- Address: NA
- Hometown: Ashwi KD, Sangamner, Maharashtra
Ajinkya Rahane Cricket Career Debut
- Test: 3 September 2011 against England
- ODI: 22 March 2013 against Australia
- T20: 31 August 2011 against England
- Jersey Number: #27- India, #3- Rajasthan Royals
- Domestic/State Teams: Mumbai Indians (2008 to 2010), Rajasthan Royals (2011-present)
- Nature on the field: Calm
Ajinkya Rahane Records
- 1st Indian ‘Player of the Match’ of the World Test Championship.
- 1st Indian to score a century in World Test Championship.
- 1st batsman to hit six fours in an over in IPL (against S Arvind, RCB)
- joint-record with 5 other players for the highest number of catches in a T20 match
- highest individual score for Rajasthan Royals in IPL (105*)
Ajinkya Rahane Preferences
- Hobbies: Playing Cricket, Football, Tennis, Golf, Badminton, Listening all kind of music
- Favorite Cricketers: NA
- Favorite Actor: Aamir Khan
- Favorite Sportspersons: NA
- Favorite Food: Vada Pav
- Favorite Color: NA
Ajinkya Rahane Wife and Children
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— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) October 7, 2019
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Radhika Dhopavkar
- Marriage Date: 26 September 2014
- Children: Baby Girl Born In 2019
Awards and Recognitions
- CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year: 2014–15
- M A Chidambaram Trophy for best Under-19 cricketer: 2006–07
- In May 2016, the BCCI recommended him for the Arjuna award.
Ajinkya Rahane Controversies
- Ajinkya Rahane’s father was arrested for running his car over a 67-year-old woman.
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Lesser Known Facts
- He comes from a lower-middle-class family, at the initial stage he used to train at a very small coaching center as his family couldn’t afford more than that.
- Very few people know that Rahane is a karate black belt.
- He married his childhood girlfriend Radhika Dhopavkar in 2014.
Section: Cricketer Biography