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Ajinkya Rahane, after retiring from international cricket, has left behind a captaincy record which will be counted among the rarest figures in the history of Indian cricket. Rahane played six test matches under the captaincy of India and did not lose even a single match. Four wins and two draws are recorded in his account.
Rahane bid goodbye to his international career with an emotional message on social media. He wrote, Cap 278 signing off, thank you for the love and support you have given for so many years, I will always be grateful.
So far in Indian Test history, 38 players have captained, but among them there are only four captains who did not face defeat in their captaincy career.
- Ajinkya Rahane: 6 Tests, 4 wins, 2 draws
- Krishnamachari Srikkanth: 4 Tests, 4 draws
- Ravi Shastri: 1 Test, 1 win
- Hemu Adhikari: 1 Test, 1 Draw
Among these four, Rahane stands out because he led India to a historic Test series win abroad.
The whole story changed after the shock of 36 runs.
The most memorable chapter of Rahane’s captaincy was the Border-Gavaskar Trophy of 2020-21. In the Adelaide Test, India was reduced to just 36 runs in the second innings. After this, regular captain Virat Kohli returned home on paternity leave. On the other hand, many players were injured and the morale of the team was also broken. In such a situation, Rahane took over the captaincy and led India to a spectacular victory by playing a captaincy inning of 112 runs in the Melbourne Test. This victory changed the direction of the entire series.
History created in Gaba with youth team
India’s troubles increased as the series progressed. Many important players like Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Hanuma Vihari got injured. The team had to rely on relatively inexperienced players like Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur and T. Natarajan.
It was the result of Rahane’s calm captaincy and trust in the young players that India achieved a historic win by three wickets by achieving the target of 328 runs at the Gabba ground in Brisbane. With this, Australia’s 32-year-long unbeaten record at Gabba was also broken and India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 2-1.
Did not face defeat even in ODI captaincy
Rahane’s captaincy record was not limited to Tests only. He played three ODI matches under the captaincy of India and won all three. His name is also included in the list of captains who finished their captaincy without defeat in India’s ODI history.
- Ajinkya Rahane: 3 matches, 3 wins
- Gautam Gambhir: 6 matches, 6 wins
- Anil Kumble: 1 match, 1 win
- Mohinder Amarnath: 1 match, 1 no result
However, in T20 International, he captained in two matches, in which he won one and lost one. That is, in the 11 international matches he played as captain, including all three formats, he had to face only one defeat.
Fulfilled the responsibility of captaincy with the bat also
Rahane scored 359 runs in six tests while being captain. His average was 39.88 and the inning of 112 runs played in Melbourne is counted among the most important innings of his career. In his international career, Rahane played 85 Tests, 90 ODIs and 20 T20 Internationals. He scored more than 8400 runs in all three formats and scored 15 international centuries.
Calm nature, but historical legacy
Ajinkya Rahane never ran after headlines. He was always known for his calm nature, patience and being a player who took the team along. Handling the disintegrated team after being all out for 36 runs and winning the historic series in Australia will be considered his biggest achievement. With his departure from international cricket, Rahane has left behind a captaincy record, which is not limited to just statistics, but will always be remembered among the most inspirational chapters of Indian cricket.
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