Not only a cricketer but also a karate champion: Ajinkya Rahane

Jun 03 2018 10:21 AM

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Ajinkya Rahane is one of the important part of the Indian cricket team. Jinx that's what his teammates call him, Jinx is a leading batsman of Indian cricket team. We only knew him as an Indian cricketer but there is more to know about him.

Rahane was born on 6th June 1988. He was born and brought up in Mumbai dombivli. His father used to work for Mumbai’s transportation company while his mother is a housewife. He is known for his electrifying fielding and technically solid batting. But he is not only a cricketer but also a black belt in Karate.

During the start of his career, he can't afford to take training in cricket. His father used to take him to a small cricket coaching. Ajinkya proved himself when he got selected to play for Ranji Trophy. He scored 1098 runs in that season. The boy from dombivli made his international debut for India in a twenty20 international against England in August 2011. In may 2016 the BCCI recommended him for Arjun Award.

Here are some of the achievements of Ajinkya

5th Indian Batsman to score centuries in each innings of a Test On 15 August 2015, he broke the record of most catches in a test match. Jinx took 8 catches in the first test against Sri Lanka at Galle First 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 M A Chidambaram Trophy for best Under-19 cricketer: 2006–07 CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year: 2014–15

Ajinkya married to his childhood friend Radhika Dhopavkar in 2014. Jinx is turning 30 on this coming 6th June. We wish this sparkling batsman a very happy birthday in advance. We hope that he takes his legacy further.

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