India Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane to Represent Leicestershire in County Championship And One Day Cup
Ajinkya Rahane is expected to link up with Leicestershire in mid-July. (AFP Photo)
India cricketer Ajinkya Rahane will join Leicestershire for the ongoing County Championship season and will represent them in their final matches. In addition, he will also be part of their One Day Cup campaign where Leicestershire are the defending champions.
Rahne joins the county club in place of South African Wiaan Mulder who is expected to travel to the West Indies with South Africa in August.
Rahane has scored over 26,000 runs across formats (First-Class, List-A and T20), having struck 51 hundreds with a top score of an unbeaten 265.
In 85 Tests, the 36-year-old has scored 5,077 runs including 12 centuries, and a best individual innings of 188 against New Zealand in 2016. In 90 ODIs, he has 2962 runs including three centuries and 24 fifties.
He has also played 20 T20Is and scored 375 runs in them at a strike-rate of 113.29.
“I’m really excited to have another opportunity to come to Leicestershire. I’ve built a strong rapport with Claude (Henderson) and Alfonso (Thomas), and I’m looking forward to playing for the Club this summer,” Rahane said in a statement.
“I followed the team’s results last year and was very impressed with what I saw. I’m hoping to enjoy my cricket and contribute to more success for the Club this season,” he added.
Rahane is expected to arrive in mid-July, with his first contest being away to Notts Outlaws in the One Day Cup on July 24.
“We are thrilled to welcome someone of Ajinkya’s quality to Leicestershire. It was unfortunate that Ajinkya’s schedule didn’t quite work with ours last year. But, it’s a massive boost to have secured his services for the business end of this season,” commented Leicestershire’s Director of Cricket, Claude Henderson.
“He holds immense experience and vital leadership qualities, which will be hugely beneficial to the team alongside his run-scoring ability. Ajinkya’s arrival also presents a fantastic opportunity for our batters to learn from one of the game’s best,” Henderson added.
With PTI Inputs
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