Dismissing suggestions that he ever considered stepping down as Kolkata Knight Riders captain during their disastrous start to IPL 2026, Ajinkya Rahane reflected on a turbulent campaign that eventually ended with the three-time champions missing out on the playoffs on the final day of the league stage.
Ajinkya Rahane fined ₹12 lakh for slow over-rate as KKR slump continues. CSK secure dominant win, powered by Noor Ahmad and a strong batting display.
In a communication to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), Rahane said he wants to continue as a player for the team. Later, he took to social media to announce his decision.
The fast bowler made that clear in pre-series interviews and went on to feature in only the first, third, and fourth Tests, delivering 119.4 overs for 14 wickets at an average of 26.
Indian middle-order batter Ajinkya Rahane shared some captaincy tips for t skipper Shubman Gill and backed left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion in the fourth Test against England at Manchester
The 33-year-old batsman, who led the Indian team to the historic Test series triumph in Australia last year, took to social media on Wednesday and posted a video of his visit to the school.
India has won all of its World Cup matches against Pakistan, including the One-Day Internationals (7-0) and T20 Internationals (2-0), (5-0). Despite the fact that Pakistan is short on match practise following the cancellation of their white-ball series with New Zealand and England, they have more than made up for it by participating in the National T20 Cup.
Only Ben Stokes (55) and Dan Lawrence (46) could put up some resistance of note as the visiting batsmen showed lack of patience on a wicket that was spin-friendly but not as much as during the preceding two Tests.
Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane had put on a partnership of 162 runs for the fourth wicket to help India post 300/6 and stay at a dominating position.
India had until his comeback had been struggling to muster up proper opening partnerships -- 16, 27, 30, 8, 0, 7, 0, 16.
