Ajinkya Rahane Full Biography, Records, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, & More

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

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Ajinkya Rahane Physical Appearance

• Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
• Weight (approx.): 61Kg
• Eye Colour: Brown
• Hair Colour: Black

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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

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Ajinkya Rahane Family

• 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

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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

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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)
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• 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*)

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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

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Ajinkya Rahane Wife and Children

Hello ❤️ pic.twitter.com/25oQyXOQeV

— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) October 7, 2019

• Marital Status: Married
• Wife: Radhika Dhopavkar
• Marriage Date: 26 September 2014
• Children: Baby Girl Born In 2019

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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.

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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