Players / Ajinkya Rahane

India v UAE, Group B, Perth

Patil faces old friends in Perth

Feb 27, 2015: They could have ended up as team-mates but Swapnil Patil took a different route to international cricket than his Indian friends and they are set to meet on opposite sides

World Cup 2015: India

Sharper fielders give India bite

Feb 24, 2015: Years after the juggling act of hiding multiple poor fielders and making do with the kind of attacks India have had, this current unit has given MS Dhoni some breathing space

World Cup 2015: India

Flexible Rahane switches to attack mode

Feb 23, 2015: He isn't a particularly big hitter, but as evidenced against South Africa, his impeccable timing makes him an extremely handy weapon to possess in ODIs

England v India, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Perth

England through to final, India winless on tour

Jan 30, 2015: England made heavy weather of a small target on a WACA pitch of yore, making their way to the final against Australia on Sunday and keeping India winless on their tour of Australia

England v India, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Brisbane

The return of a familiar tormentor

Jan 20, 2015: Plays of the day from the third ODI of the Carlton Mid Tri-Series, between England and India in Brisbane

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 5th day

The sangfroid that saved India

Jan 10, 2015: Faced with the negative momentum that threatened to drag India down, Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar showed plenty of self-possession to pull their team to safety

Rahane has steel - Dravid

Jan 7, 2015: Rahul Dravid has said that beneath his understated demeanour, Ajinkya Rahane has developed "real belief" in his ability and is forcing his way to be counted among the leading batsmen in the current India middle order

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 5th day

India pull no punches

Dec 30, 2014: Attack has been a good slave for India's batsmen this series, but they shouldn't let it become a bad master

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

From waterboy to warrior

Dec 28, 2014: Ajinkya Rahane was part of India's bench strength for several series before he finally got his opportunity. He's made it count on the most testing tours

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Australia surge after Kohli-Rahane special

Dec 28, 2014: The centrepiece of day three was a stand of 262 between Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli, which left Steven Smith wondering where his next wicket was coming from and also kept open the prospect of an outright result

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Kohli century leads India's reply

Dec 11, 2014: On Test captaincy debut, on the ground where he had scored his maiden Test century, Virat Kohli made his seventh hundred to lead India's reply to Australia's 7 for 517 declared

Rohit or Rahane for overseas opener?

Nov 14, 2014: Rohit Sharma has been outstanding as an opener in home ODIs, but his overseas numbers don't look quite as good

India v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Cuttack

Raina goes past 5000 runs in 200th ODI

Nov 2, 2014: Stats highlights from the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Cuttack

India v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Cuttack

Dhawan and Rahane fashion Sri Lanka rout

Nov 2, 2014: Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan delivered a staggering mid-innings explosion that yielded 96 runs in eight overs, and for the rest of the match, Sri Lanka were left chasing a runaway engine

India news

Rahane eyes better consistency

Oct 19, 2014: Ajinkya Rahane has been a calming influence for India in the opening slot, the proof of which was visible during his half-century knock in the fourth ODI against West Indies, but consistency is something he is striving for

India v West Indies, 1st ODI, Kochi

WI aim to compete on even footing

Oct 7, 2014: West Indies will begin their third tour of India in as many years with a five-match ODI series, a format they like a little more than Tests

England v India, 5th ODI, Headingley

Ton ends Rahane's sleepless nights

Sep 4, 2014: The one-day series was threatening to continue the trend of Ajinkya Rahane not building on his starts, but then he sped towards a maiden hundred which helped ease his concerns

England v India, 4th ODI, Edgbaston

Dhoni pleased with 'complete' victory

Sep 2, 2014: No matter how ordinary England have been as an ODI side, India's comeback, in spirit and in their minds, has been remarkable

England v India, 4th ODI, Edgbaston

Rahane hundred caps crushing win

Sep 2, 2014: Ajinkya Rahane struck his maiden one-day hundred and Shikhar Dhawan finished on 97 not out as India raced to a nine-wicket win with almost 30 overs to spare

India in England 2014

Rahane must shake off 'soft' tag

Aug 28, 2014: With India in trouble against the new ball in Cardiff, India's No.4 played an important role in steadying the innings but, not for the first time, fell with his job only half done