Ajinkya Rahane played a stormy innings and took the team to the finals, 432 runs in 8 matches, strike rate 170… also staked claim for captaincy

New Delhi. The T20 game is called a game of youth, but ‘elderly’ Ajinkya Rahane has taken the path of changing its definition. 36-year-old Ajinkya Rahane played a strong innings of 98 runs in the semi-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Due to his performance, Mumbai defeated Baroda and made it to the finals. Ajinkya Rahane, who plays for Mumbai, has scored more than 432 runs in 8 matches in the current season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and during this his strike rate has been close to 170.

Played T20 match for the country 8 years ago

Ajinkya Rahane has been out of the Indian team for one and a half years. He played a T20 match for the country 8 years ago. This player was first dropped from the T20 team and then from the ODI team on the pretext of slow strike rate. Then many IPL franchises first dropped him from the team and then from the playing eleven. But this batsman, who keeps himself quiet and responds with the bat, continued to play in his style.

Scored runs at an average of over 50

If you want to know how important Ajinkya Rahane is for any team, then you should see his performance in this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This batsman, who is opening for Mumbai, has scored more than 400 runs in 8 matches. During this period, his average was more than 50.

KKR can make him captain

Apart from Mumbai, if any team will be most happy with this performance of Ajinkya Rahane, then it is Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR bid Rs 1.50 crore on Ajinkya Rahane in the IPL auction held in November this year and included him in their team. KKR had released Shreyas Iyer, who captained the team last year. Now Shreyas is with Punjab Kings. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have to choose their new captain. Ajinkya Rahane has staked his claim to become the captain of KKR. Now the ball is in the court of KKR management.