Ajinkya Rahane Test Career [2023]- ICC Ranking, Runs, Stats, Centuries, Average & Highest Score

Ajinkya Rahane, a stylish right-handed batsman from India, has made a lasting impression in the cricketing world through his outstanding Test career.

Rahane is famous for his beautiful shots, strong skills, and never-give-up attitude, making him a crucial player for the Indian Test team.

In this journey, Rahane has passed through many up and down but he never gives up and always comes back hard.

In this blog, we will explore Ajinkya Rahane’s Test career, highest score, runs, ICC Ranking, and many more.

Ajinkya Rahane Test profile

Test Debut	2013
Matches	82
Innings	140
Runs	4931
100	12
50	25
Avg	38.52
Age	34 yrs

Ajinkya Rahane’s Test debut

On March 22, 2013, Ajinkya Rahane had his Test debut against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy held at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi.

In this match, he made 7 runs in the first innings and made 1 run in the second innings. But in the end, India won this match by 6 wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane Test Runs Year Wise

In Test cricket, Ajinkya Rahane has scored a total of 4931 runs while playing 140 innings, and he has maintained an impressive batting average of 38.52.

Year	Innings	Runs	Avg	HS	50	100
2013	6	217	43.4	96	2	0
2014	19	809	44.9	147	4	3
2015	15	593	45.6	127	1	3
2016	15	653	54.4	188	2	2
2017	18	554	34.6	132	3	1
2018	21	644	30.7	81	5	0
2019	11	642	71.3	115	5	2
2020	8	272	38.9	112	0	1
2021	23	479	20.8	67	2	0
2022	4	68	17.0	58	1	0
Overall	140	4931	38.52	188	25	12

Ajinkya Rahane Test Runs vs Australia

Ajinkya Rahane scored 1090 runs against Australia in 17 matches. He overall played 32 innings against Australia. His highest score against Australia is 147 which comes in the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Series at Melbourne.

Ajinkya Rahane Test Centuries

As of 2023, Ajinkya Rahane had scored 12 centuries in Test cricket.

No.	Date	Score	Opponent	Stadium	Result
1	February 15, 2014	118	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	Drawn
2	July 17, 2014	103	England	Lord’s Cricket Ground,	Won
3	December 28, 2014	147	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Drawn
4	August 23, 2015	126	Sri Lanka	P Saravanamuttu Stadium	Won
5	December 4, 2015	127	South Africa	Arun Jaitley Stadium	Won
6	December 6, 2015	100*	South Africa	Arun Jaitley Stadium	Won
7	August 1, 2016	108*	West Indies	Sabina Park	Drawn
8	October 9, 2016	188	New Zealand	Holkar Cricket Stadium	Won
9	August 3, 2017	132	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	Won
10	August 26, 2019	102	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground	Won
11	October 20, 2019	115	South Africa	JSCA International Stadium Complex	Won
12	December 28, 2020	112	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Won

Ajinkya Rahane’s Test Highest Score

Ajinkya Rahane’s Test highest score is 188 runs off 381 balls against New Zealand at Holkar Cricket Stadium. In the end, India won this match by 321 runs.

Ajinkya Rahane Test Average

Ajinkya Rahane’s Test batting average is 38.52. His average shows his consistency and ability to score runs across all conditions.

Rahane has scored many runs at home as well as overseas in difficult conditions like in Australia, England, New Zealand, etc.

Ajinkya Rahane ICC Test Ranking

Ajinkya Rahane ranked 47th position with 544 points as per the ICC Test ranking table.

He was ranked in the Top 10 of this ranking but after 2021, there was a huge setback. He was removed from the Test team which is the main reason for his downfall of ranking. His best point is 825 vs New Zealand on 11/10/2016.

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