Indian player Ajinkya Rahane is currently away from international cricket. He was seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024, but his performance was not special. Meanwhile, England Cricket County Championship team Leicestershire has included Ajinkya Rahane in the team for the second part and ODI Cup.

Rahane will play 5 matches of the County Championship and the entire ODI Cup for Leicestershire. Rahane is going to replace Vian Mulder in the Leicestershire team. According to media reports, Rahane will leave for England in mid-July.

Ajinkya Rahane could not join Leicestershire last year due to the WTC final

Ajinkya Rahane had also signed a contract with Leicestershire last year. But due to his return to the Indian team, he could not become a part of Leicestershire. Rahane was seen playing the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia and the Test series against West Indies.

Let us tell you that this will not be the first time that Ajinkya Rahane is going to play county cricket in England. Earlier, Rahane has played for Hampshire in 2019. That season, he scored 307 runs in 13 matches for the team.

Ajinkya Rahane gave his reaction after joining the Leicestershire team and said,

I’m really excited to have another chance to come to Leicestershire. I have a great relationship with Claude (Henderson) and Alphonso (Thomas) and I’m looking forward to playing for the club this summer. I was very impressed with the results the team produced last year. I look forward to enjoying my cricket and contributing to the club’s success this season.

Ajinkya Rahane’s performance in first-class and international career

Ajinkya Rahane has scored 13225 runs in 313 innings of 188 matches in first-class cricket at an average of 45.76, which includes 39 centuries and 57 half-centuries. In the Test format for India, he has scored 4931 runs in 85 matches at an average of 38.52 and with the help of 12 centuries. He has scored 2962 runs in 90 ODIs at an average of 35.26.