Players / Ajinkya Rahane

Rajasthan v Delhi, IPL 2013, Jaipur

Dravid and Rahane serve up an old-fashioned show

May 7, 2013: The Rajasthan Royals' openers produced their first century stand in the IPL, and they achieved it after tremendous hard work against the new ball

Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2013, Jaipur

Rajasthan maintain perfect home record

May 7, 2013: A stuttering top order and a lame effort with the ball saw Delhi Daredevils succumb for the ninth time in 12 matches, while Rajasthan Royals sounded out a warning with a nine-wicket thumping

Ajinkya Rahane

'I will always preserve Tendulkar's autograph'

Apr 27, 2013: Ajinkya Rahane chats about his national call-up, his first autograph, and a painful moment in the nets

Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2013, Jaipur

Rajasthan thrash Mumbai to go top

Apr 17, 2013: The fans at the Sawai Man Singh stadium were treated to one of the joys of the IPL, watching journeymen cricketers take their chance in the limelight as Royals brushed away their underdog tag

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi, 2nd day

Johnson's fielding woes and Rahane's tough debut

Mar 23, 2013: Plays of the day from the second day of the Delhi Test between India and Australia

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi

Is the wait finally over for Rahane?

Mar 21, 2013: A debut has eluded the Mumbai batsman despite a prolonged stint in the Test squad, but that could change in the Delhi Test

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 2nd day

Raina ton dominates free-scoring day

Feb 7, 2013: It's a battle of the bats at the Irani Cup, as Mumbai responded strongly to Rest of India's 526 on the second day at the Wankhede Stadium

India v England, 1st ODI, Rajkot

India aiming to avert slide

Jan 10, 2013: Preview of the first one-day international between India and England in Rajkot

India v England, 4th Test, Nagpur, 2nd day

Hello, Rahane here, anyone listening?

Dec 14, 2012: My first-class average is 63.35. I have travelled a lot with the Indian team. When openers fail, I am not picked; when middle order fails, I am still not picked. I wonder if I am good enough for this beast called Test cricket

India v England, 4th Test, Nagpur

India's last bit of pride at stake

Dec 12, 2012: The home side enter the final in hope rather than expectation and need either a massive improvement, or a lot of luck, to draw the series

India v England, 4th Test, Nagpur

Can brittle India stop England?

Dec 12, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth Test between India and England in Nagpur

England in India 2012-13

Harbhajan, Rahane released for Ranji Trophy

Dec 5, 2012: Offspinner Harbhajan Singh and batsman Ajinkya Rahane will join their respective Ranji Trophy teams for the next group game that begins on Saturday

Mumbai v Railways, Group A, Ranji Trophy 2012-13

Mumbai cruise on Tendulkar, Rahane tons

Nov 2, 2012: Sachin Tendulkar and Ajinkya Rahane scored centuries on the first day to put Mumbai in a strong position in their Group A Ranji Trophy match against Railways in Mumbai

Ranji Trophy 2012-13

Staying in the moment

Nov 1, 2012: Before what can be a terribly confusing season for Ajinkya Rahane, the India and Mumbai batsman wants to play more and think less

India A v India B, Challenger Trophy final, Rajkot

Vijay ton, bowlers crush India A

Oct 2, 2012: India B crushed India A under the weight of their big total of 356, as they won the Challenger Trophy final by 139 runs in Rajkot

Bengal v India A, Challenger Trophy, Rajkot

Dhawan, bowlers give India A easy win

Sep 29, 2012: A collective bowling performance, and dominant batting by Shikhar Dhawan gave India A a smooth eight-wicket win over Bengal in Rajkot

Rajasthan v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Bangalore, 2nd day

Rest of India batsmen batter Rajasthan

Sep 22, 2012: Rest of India's batsmen picked off some of the easiest runs they would have scored to pummel Rajasthan on the second day of the Irani Cup

India v New Zealand, 1st Test, Hyderabad

Time to take the plunge

Aug 22, 2012: India's new middle order has the ideal opportunity to test itself - against New Zealand at home ahead of tougher challenges

India in Sri Lanka 2012

Ojha aims for consistency

Jul 5, 2012: Pragyan Ojha, the India left-arm spinner, has said he will aim for consistency after being picked in the national squad for the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka later this month

India in Sri Lanka 2012

Sehwag and Zaheer return, Tendulkar skips SL tour

Jul 4, 2012: Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan have returned to the Indian team for the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka