The Indian Test deputy skipper, Ajinkya Rahane has been making the most of the lockdown in the country by spending time at home with his family. During this time, Ajinkya has been active on social media platforms as well and has kept his fans entertained. In his most recent tweet, Rahane can be seen acing the “keep it up” challenge after being nominated by Rohit Sharma.
In the video, Rahane can be seen using the Pink ball as he completes the challenge without breaking a sweat. Tweeting about the same, he wrote: “Challenge accepted. @ImRo45! Had shot this in the evening so used the pink ball. I’m committed to staying at home. Next up @Sdhawan25 @Cheteshwar1 &@Wriddhipops”.
Challenge accepted, @ImRo45!
Had shot this in the evening so used the pink ball!😉
I’m committed to staying at home.
Next up @Sdhawan25 @Cheteshwar1 & @Wriddhipops pic.twitter.com/ui7m8vGfdM— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) May 18, 2020
India played their first-ever day-night Test match against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 22. This was the first time Virat Kohli and his men played with the Pink ball. Despite playing with it for the first time, the Indian pacers Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav managed to handle it quite well and none of the spinners scalped a single wicket.Â
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Ishant went on to pick 9 wickets whereas Umesh also scalped 8 wickets to help India win the match by an innings and 46 runs. Rahane being the vice-captain of the Indian team also scored a fifty in that match.
In his Test career, Ajinkya has played 65 Test matches for India and has scored 4,203 runs with an average of 42.88. He has already scored 11 Test centuries to his name along with 22 half-centuries.
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Rahane was set to represent Delhi Capitals (DC) in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, the BCCI indefinitely postponed the IPL as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic.
