One of India’s finest batsmen, Ajinkya Rahane bid adieu to international cricket and all forms of the game on July 30, 2026, three years after playing his last Test match for India.
Rahane had a 19-year professional career, having made his domestic debut in all three formats in 2007. The highly talented right-hander from Mumbai earned his debut ODI and T20I caps in 2011 and Test cap in 2013.
He quickly established himself in the ODI and Test teams. And while his white-ball India career didn’t shoot up, Rahane became a mainstay in India’s middle order of the Test lineup.
Rahane is remembered for his batting exploits away from home and for marshalling one of Test cricket’s most famous series wins when India beat Australia down under to clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020/21 after being blown away for only 36 runs in the first Test in Adelaide.
Rahane bows out with 85 Test matches, 90 ODIs, and 20 T20Is. He amassed a little over 5000 runs in Test cricket with 12 centuries, though his average of 38 belies the tough conditions he faced both at home and away since the inception of the ICC World Test Championship in 2019. Rahane had a stellar record outside India: in 51 away Test matches, Rahane scored 3234 runs with eight hundreds.
He had a giant IPL career as well: 5367 runs in 212 matches for six different franchises.
Let us check out Rahane’s five highest scores in Test matches.
Top 5 Highest Scores Of Ajinkya Rahane In Test Cricket
5. 126 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2015
On a typical spin-friendly Colombo surface, Rahane scored a remarkable century in India’s second innings on the 2015 tour.
Batting at No. 3, his 126 runs made of 243 balls were crucial in India handing the hosts a huge target of 413, chasing which, Sri Lanka were knocked over for only 134.
4) 127 vs South Africa, Delhi, 2015
The India vs South Africa Test match in Delhi in 2015 was one of Ajinkya Rahane’s best games: on a pitch where no team managed to cross 350 in four innings, Rahane made 127 and 100* to ride India to a 337-run victory.
His 127 in the first innings of the Test match set up the game for India.
3) 132 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2017
India hammered Sri Lanka 3-0 in the 2017 Test series. In the 2nd Test, in Colombo, India piled up 622 runs in the first innings of the match and buried Sri Lanka under it to win by an innings.
Rahane scored 132 runs and shared a 217-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Pujara, who ended up with one run more than Rahane.
2) 147 vs Australia, Melbourne, 2014
By the time Rahane toured Australia for the first time as a Test player, he had already proven his mettle with centuries at Lord’s and Wellington.
In Melbourne in 2014, he only elevated his status as one of the best Test batsmen of his generation. Rahane and Kohli led the way in giving a strong response to Australia’s first innings total of 530, with both the middle-order batters notching up hundreds.
Rahane scored 147 and Kohli went on to finish with 169. The match ended in a draw.
1) 188 vs New Zealand, Indore, 2016
Rahane’s highest score in Test cricket is 188, which he registered against New Zealand in 2016 in Indore. In India’s first innings, while Rahane fell 12 short of his maiden double ton, Kohli got to that landmark as India amassed 557. The hosts won the Test match by over 300 runs.
Will Rahane play in IPL 2027?
No, Rahane retired from all forms of the game and will not feature in next year’s IPL. Rahane captained KKR in the last two IPL seasons, where KKR finished in the bottom half of the points table. The franchise will have to name a new skipper for IPL 2027.
What is Ajinkya Rahane’s best score in a Test match?
In Test cricket, Rahane’s best score is 188 that he achieved in 2016 against New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Rahane didn’t make a double century in Tests.
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