Rahane played stormy innings and took the team to the finals, 432 runs in 8 matches… also staked claim for captaincy.

New Delhi. The T20 game which is called a youth game, ‘elderly’ Ajinkya Rahane has set out to change its definition. 36 year old Ajinkya Rahane played a strong inning of 98 runs in the semi-finals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Thanks to his/her performance, Mumbai defeated Baroda and made it to the finals. Ajinkya Rahane, who plays for Mumbai, has scored more than 432 runs in 8 matches in the current season of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and during this period his/her strike rate has been around 170.

Played T20 match for the country 8 years ago
Ajinkya Rahane has been out of the Indian team for one and a half years. he/she played T20 match for the country 8 years ago. This player was dropped first from the T20 team and then from the ODI team on the pretext of slow strike rate. Then many IPL franchises dropped him/her first from the team and then from the playing eleven. But this batsman, who himself remained silent and responded with the bat, continued playing in his/her own style.

Scored runs at an average of more than 50
If you want to know how important Ajinkya Rahane is for any team, then you should see his/her performance in this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This batsman, who is opening for Mumbai, has scored more than 400 runs in 8 matches. During this period his/her average was more than 50.

KKR can make captain
Apart from Mumbai, if any team will be most happy with the performance of Ajinkya Rahane then it is Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR bid Rs 1.50 crore on Ajinkya Rahane in the IPL auction held in November this year and included him/her in their team. KKR had released Shreyas Iyer, who captained the team last year. Now Shreyas is with Punjab Kings. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have to choose their new captain. Ajinkya Rahane has staked his/her claim to become the captain of KKR. Now the ball is in the court of KKR management.