Ajinkya Rahane is all set to miss the last two County Championship division 2 games for Leicestershire. The Mumbai batter has been ruled out after the club’s medical department’s assessment of niggles that Rahane is carrying. Rahane confirmed that he would miss the last two games, adding that it was now time for him to prepare for the home season.
Ajinkya Rahane to miss last two County matches
Rahane is supposed to return to action in the domestic circuit in India next as Mumbai take on Rest of India in the Irani Cup tie in Lucknow from October 1. However, Rahane’s niggles cast aspersions on his availability to play for Mumbai in the tournament. It remains to be seen if the veteran will be fit in time for the marquee clash. The match was initially scheduled to be held in Mumbai but has been moved to Lucknow owing to the monsoon in the Maharashtra capital.
Out of the favour of the Indian cricket team selectors, Rahane turned towards the County Championships and the One-Day Cup to continue playing the game. He was supposed to play the entire One-Day Cup and the Leicestershire’s final five County games. However, that has been cut short as he will miss the final two games now. The 36-year-old replaced South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder in the club.
Ajinkya Rahane brought up his 40th first-class hundred in the game against Glamorgan in the division 2 game earlier this month.
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Ajinkya Rahane’s numbers
The right-handed batter has accrued more than 26,000 runs across all formats, recording 51 centuries. Capped on 195 occasions for India since his debut in 2011, Rahane has scored in excess of 8,000 runs in the international arena, bested by a knock of 188 against New Zealand in 2016. Those runs include 5,077 at an average of 38.46 in Test cricket, and 2,962 at 35.26 in One Day Internationals.
