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Ajinkya Rahane Steps Down as Mumbai Captain Ahead of Ranji 2025, to Continue as Batsman
Ajinkya Rahane, Mumbai Ranji Team Captain: The Mumbai Ranji team has performed brilliantly under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane. The team won the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 title and became champion for the 42nd time.
Former Mumbai captain and great batsman Ajinkya Rahane has made a surprising choice before the season of the Ranji Trophy 2025. Rahane has relinquished the captaincy of Mumbai. According to him, the time has now come to groom a young captain for the future. He has made the announcement through social media.
Rahane has said that he will not captain Mumbai in the domestic season and will continue to contribute to the team as a batsman. Rahane further clarified that now the Mumbai team needs to appoint a new captain. Rahane posted on Instagram, 'It has been an honor for me to captain the Mumbai team and win the championship. I believe this is the right time to groom a new captain, and hence I have decided not to continue in the captaincy role. I am fully committed to give my best as a player and will continue my journey with Mumbai. I am eagerly looking forward to this season.'
The Mumbai Ranji team has performed brilliantly under Rahane's captaincy. The team won the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 title and became champions for the 42nd time. At the same time, in the 2024-25 Ranji season, the team managed to reach the semi-finals. Rahane's performance as a batsman has also been excellent. Last season, he scored 467 runs in 14 innings at an average of 35.92.
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Under Rahane's captaincy, Mumbai won the Irani Cup final in 2024-25. In the final held in Lucknow, Mumbai took the lead on the basis of first innings against Rest of India and as a result won the Irani Cup. If we look at his career, Rahane has played 201 first class, 192 List 'A' and 284 T20 matches so far.
In first class, he has scored 14000 runs in 340 innings of 201 matches at an average of 45.16. At the same time, he has scored 6853 runs in 187 innings of List 'A' at an average of 39.84. Talking about T20, Rahane has scored 7242 runs in 267 innings at an average of 29.92. His international career has also been great so far.
Rahane represented India in his last Test in July 2023 against the West Indies cricket team. He has made 5,077 runs in 144 innings of 85 Tests for India at a rate of 38.46. He has made 12 centuries and 26 half-centuries. He has made 2,962 runs in 90 ODIs at a rate of 35.26. He has made 375 runs in 20 innings in international T20 matches at a rate of 20.83.
