Ajinkya Rahane: Veteran batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who has captained Team India on many occasions in Test cricket, has not got a chance to play any international match for Team India in the last one year.

After playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2024 season, Ajinkya Rahane is currently spending time in Mumbai with his family, but in the meantime, Ajinkya Rahane has decided to go to this country and play cricket after not getting a chance in Team India.

Ajinkya Rahane will leave for England to play county cricket

Team India's veteran batsman Ajinkya Rahane has moved to England to prepare for the next season of domestic cricket for Mumbai.

Ajinkya Rahane has decided to play in the second phase of County Cricket and the Royal One Day Cup for Leicestershire.

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Leicestershire have signed Ajinkya Rahane for the second half of the County Championship 2024. ✍️

Rahane will feature in the entirety of the One Day Cup as well as the final five matches of the County Championship.#AjinkyaRahane #CountyChampionship #England pic.twitter.com/9vzC7VFNpx

— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) June 27, 2024

Ajinkya Rahane shared his reaction after joining Leicestershire

Ajinkya Rahane said after joining Leicestershire that

“I am really excited to have another opportunity to come to Leicestershire. I have built a strong rapport with Claude Henderson and Alphonso Thomas, and I am looking forward to playing for the club this summer”

Ajinkya Rahane's statistics in international cricket are excellent

Ajinkya Rahane started his international career for Team India in the year 2011. After debuting in the white ball format for Team India in 2011, Ajinkya Rahane got a chance to debut in Test cricket in 2013.

At the international level, Ajinkya Rahane has played 195 matches for Team India so far. In these 195 matches, Ajinkya Rahane has scored more than 8000 runs. Talking about Ajinkya Rahane's contribution to Team India, he has scored 5,077 runs in Test cricket while batting at an average of 38.46.