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Ajinkya Rahane celebrates birthday with Virat Kohli and others teammates

Ajinkya Rahane posted images of his birthday celebrations on Twitter.

Virat Kohli (left) with Ajinkya Rahane. Photo courtesy: Ajinkya Rahane's Twitter account
Virat Kohli (left) with Ajinkya Rahane. Photo courtesy: Ajinkya Rahane’s Twitter account

Born on June 6, 1988, India batsman Ajinkya Rahane turns 27 today. Rahane is one of the rising stars in the Indian team, and is expected to be a mainstay in the batting lineup. READ: Ajinkya Rahane fast emerging as India’s batting mainstay

He celebrated his birthday with members of Team India who are in Kolkata for training camp for the tour of Bangladesh. India will play the one-off Test and then play three one-dayers against Bangladesh. He posted images of his birthday celebrations on Twitter:

Rahane is part of both the Test and ODI teams touring Bangladesh and will want to continue his good run in international cricket. Now that he himself has tweeted the right date, expect many more wishes to pour in for him. He has played 14 Tests for India, along with 54 one-dayers and 11 Twenty20 internationals. Read: Ajinkya Rahane a sight to behold even in the crudest format of the game

Rahane made his debut for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and played for the side for three seasons, before moving to the Rajasthan Royals, enjoying a successful run in the2015 edition of the T20 extravaganza. Rahane recorded with a tally of 540 runs in 13 innings at an average of 49.09, finishing as the second-highest run-getter in the eighth edition of the tournament.

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