5 Indian cricketers and how they performed on the pitch before and after marriage

#3 Ajinkya Rahane

Rahane and Radhika Dhopavkar (Photo credits: Youthgiri.in)

Known for his elegant shot making, Ajinkya Rahane has been a joy to watch ever since he made his debut back in 2011. Although he has had sort of a slump in the recently concluded Test series in England, he continues to be one of the best Test batsmen for India in the current scenario.

He has featured in 32 Tests for India and has scored 2272 runs at an average of 47.33. However, he would look to improve on his ODI and T-20 average in the coming years.

He got married to Radhika Dhopavkar on 26 September 2014 and as we can see, Rahane’s average significantly improved after marriage.

Year of Marriage	Tests before marriage	Tests after marriage	Test average before	Test average after	ODIs before marriage	ODIs after marriage	ODI average before	ODI average after
2014	10	19	39.88	58.88	34	38	27.82	37.94