IPL 2019
IPL 2019: Twitterati Hails Ajinkya Rahane For His Dominating Century
By CricShots - Apr 22, 2019 11:01 pm
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The Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener, Ajinkya Rahane was having a rough outing in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was missing the international last limited-overs cricket for quite some time now. Even, the game he played for India in the blue jersey was way back in February 2018 and then went out of contention from ODI and T20I squads. Subsequently, he didn’t find a place in the 15-man squad for the World Cup as well, scheduled to start on Thursday, May 30 in England and Wales.

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Ajinkya Rahane after scoring the century

After the snub, Rahane has finally found some form in IPL 2019 while plying his trade for RR. Last year, he led the squad to the playoffs, only to lose against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Eliminator. He started this season on a rough note as his team lost quite a few games under his captaincy and they are now languishing at the bottom of the points table.

Ajinkya’s poor run of form didn’t help his confidence either. To add to his disappointment, he was also removed from the captaincy. The Royals team management rather elected Steve Smith as the skipper. Initially, Rahane replaced Smith as the captain.

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However, on Monday, the veteran campaigner gave the best possible answer to all his critics with a masterful century against the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium In Jaipur. After DC asked the hosts to bat first, RR lost Sanju Samson early, but Rahane went bonkers as he smashed the DC bowlers all-over the part. Even he got a lifeline in the 5th over when Ishant dropped a sitter.

Along with SteveSmith, Ajinkya was toying with the bowlers as from the score of 59/1 in the first 7 overs. They took RR to a total of 135/1 at the 13-over mark. Meanwhile, both of them completed their respective half-centuries as well. During their partnership, Rahane played a scoop shot in the 13th over of Chris Morris. Rahane added 130 runs off 72 deliveries with Smith. He completed his century in 58 balls and eventually remained unbeaten on 105 runs from 63 balls with the help for 11 boundaries and three sixes. 

Here is how Twitter reacted after Rahane’s century: