Rahane able to play county with Leicestershire after IPL

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Rahane able to play county with Leicestershire after IPL

Out-of-favour Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane is making a comeback to county cricket with Leicestershire.

The 34-year-old, who final performed a Test in January final 12 months, is about to hitch Leicestershire after the IPL and will likely be out there for eight county matches in addition to your complete one-day cup, the membership introduced on Tuesday.

“I’m actually happy to be becoming a member of Leicestershire for the upcoming season. I am unable to wait to play with my new teammates and discover the colourful metropolis of Leicester,” Rahane, who performs for Chennai Super Kings within the IPL, informed Leicestershire’s web site.

“I’m extraordinarily excited to welcome Ajinkya to Leicestershire. He comes with a number of expertise and an incredible work ethic. It’s an incredible alternative for us to reap the benefits of it.” Rahane will likely be joined by the likes of South African all-rounder Vian Mulder, who has rejoined Leicestershire for all three codecs, and Afghanistan paceman Naveen-ul-Haq, who has Signed for third consecutive Vitality Blast marketing campaign.

Rahane performed for Hampshire in 2019 the place he scored a century on his county debut towards Nottinghamshire of their earlier stint.

“I’m extraordinarily excited to welcome Ajinkya to Leicestershire. He comes with a number of expertise and an incredible work ethic. This is a superb alternative for us to reap the benefits of it.

“I had a chat with (assistant coach) Alphonso Thomas and (head coach) Paul Nixon, who’ve seen Ajinkya up to now, so he was at all times on our radar.

“It was a case of seeing what the team needed, which was certainly a senior overseas batsman, so we are happy to have someone of Ajinkya’s calibre.” Mumbai main on this Ranji season

Rahane has scored 634 runs in seven matches at a mean of 57.63 together with a double century.

Rahane, who has captained India throughout all codecs, has scored over 8,000 runs at worldwide stage, reaching three figures on 12 events in Tests and thrice in ODIs. He has scored 4,931 runs in 82 Tests at a mean of 38.52 and a couple of,962 runs in 90 ODIs at a mean of 35.26.

Rahane is one in every of solely six Indians to attain a century in every innings of a Test, whereas he additionally holds the world file for many catches in a Test (eight vs Sri Lanka, 2015).

Collectively, the Mumbaikar has scored 25,000 profession runs, together with 51 centuries, together with two within the IPL for Rajasthan Royals and a County Championship for Hampshire throughout his first county cricket stint in 2019.


With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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