The Indian Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is desperate to return to the limited-overs sides, especially in the ODI cricket. The 31-year-old still has a dream to win a World Cup for the country.
Since his international debut, Ajinkya Rahane has gradually become as one of the important members of the Indian national cricket team. He has already played 64 Tests, 90 ODIs and 20 T20Is where the right-handed batsman has scored 4,187 Test runs (average 43.61), 2,962 ODI runs (average 35.26) and 375 T20I runs (average 20.83).
Recently, in a rapid-fire round with India Today consulting editor Boria Majumdar, Ajinkya Rahane has revealed his one still unfulfilled-dream as a cricketer, and that is winning the World Cup for India.
Here are the questions and answers of the rapid-fire round with Ajinkya Rahane
- One gift you would like to buy for Radhika: I think my time
- Something that you dream for your daughter: Very good education
- One dream you still have as a cricketer: Winning the World Cup for the country
- Test Championship or World Cup: Both
- Favourite inspiration: Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in sports. Apart from sports, my father.
Ajinkya Rahane featured in the unsuccessful final of ICC World T20 2014
Ajinkya Rahane has already experienced the ICC World T20 2014, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and ICC World T20 2016. While he played all the eight matches in the CWC 2015, he also played three games in the WT20 2014 and one game in the WT20 2016. Rahane was once even so close to fulfilling his dream as he played in the final of WT20 2014 at Dhaka, but Sri Lanka won that match by six wickets.
Due to his inconsistent performances and the tough fight with the youngsters, Ajinkya Rahane hasn’t got an opportunity in the limited-overs international cricket since February 2018. Meanwhile, his last T20I was against West Indies at Lauderhill on 28th August 2016. Though in recent times, he has come very close in India’s ODI squad selections, he has been ignored ultimately.