Ajinkya Rahane turns 29, cricketers and fans wish him on his birthday

One of the most reliable batsmen in the Indian team, Ajinkya Rahane celebrates his 29th birthday today. The star batsman is currently a part of the Indian team for the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England. While he wasn’t included in the XI for India’s first game on Sunday, Rahane is expected to play a part later into the tournament.

Rahane hasn’t had the best of numbers in ODI cricket but he is a phenomenal batsman in Test cricket. He is one of the mainstays of the Indian middle order and was recently appointed as the vice-captain of the side as well. Having made his Test debut in 2013, the elegant right-hander has won 37 Test caps for his country scoring 2580 runs at a healthy average of 46. He also has 8 centuries to his name in the longer format of the game.

ODIs have been a little tough for the 29-year old. After 73 games, 2237 runs at 32.42 don’t give justice to his talents. The think-tank has enormous trust in the abilities of Rahane. After missing out a couple of Tests due to an injury, he was straightaway brought back in the XI when he was deemed fit. He replaced Karun Nair in the XI, who scored a triple hundred in the last game, which speaks volumes about Rahane’s stature and position in the team.

He recently led India, in the absence of Kohli who was injured and won a crucial game for his side which culminated into a series win against Australia which concluded the busy home Test season for India. Rahane earned a lot of praises for his astute leadership in a pressure game.

The stylish batsman from Mumbai is on the way of becoming a batting great from India. We wish him a very happy birthday.

We bring you to the best Tweets sent to Rahane on the special day:

Wishing you a fantastic birthday @ajinkyarahane88! Hope you have a great year and wish you the best of everything in the coming years.

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 6, 2017

This should be settled now. Dear @ajinkyarahane88 , wish you a very Happy Birthday. Love the simplicity.
6/6 it is. pic.twitter.com/IeDFbAnR9i

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 6, 2017

Many many Happy returns of the day Mr Rahane @ajinkyarahane88 ???God bless you and may you achieve more success and score many more runs?? pic.twitter.com/sjSeQg54gf

— Dhawal Kulkarni (@dhawal_kulkarni) June 6, 2017

? Happy Birthday to @ajinkyarahane88! In 130 matches across all three formats for India he's scored 5,192 runs! pic.twitter.com/MvOPFpNuFu

— ICC (@ICC) June 6, 2017

Happy Birthday @ajinkyarahane88 bro. Wish you a great year ahead filled with loads of runs and happiness

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) June 6, 2017

Here's wishing #TeamIndia batsman @ajinkyarahane88 a very happy birthday pic.twitter.com/TcYtgIMbd4

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 6, 2017

Wishing you a splendid birthday, @ajinkyarahane88! Hope to see you shine bright as always. Best wishes! pic.twitter.com/EbG8UuWq6P

— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) June 6, 2017

Hey Jinks. Happy birthday young man. Keep catching it like flies in the slip cordon and time it sweet @ajinkyarahane88 pic.twitter.com/I6zVcgcAdk

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) June 6, 2017

Happy birthday Ajju. No present for you, this omelette was good enough for 3 birthdays?? @ajinkyarahane88 https://t.co/86QAaoNb6X

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) June 6, 2017

May your birthday be filled with the guiltiest of pleasures! @ajinkyarahane88 Happy birthday ? brother ????

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) June 6, 2017

@ajinkyarahane88 Wish you a very Happy Birthday Bro, Cheers! pic.twitter.com/1A0e0MQPKt

— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) June 6, 2017