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The victorious Indian Cricket Team after the second Test

#5 Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane amasses runs for fun

If Virat Kohli is captain extraordinaire, Ajinkya Rahane provides the perfect foil as vice-captain of the Indian Cricket Team. He was always an exceptional batsman but is now enjoying his role as a senior member of the squad.

He has shown his class with that bat in different conditions around the world and controls the middle-order for the team. Rarely does he fail in two consecutive innings and was crucial to India putting on a competitive first-innings total in the 2nd Test.

His reputation as one of the greatest batsmen around is growing.

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