PHOTO: Ajinkya Rahane celebrates 1st wedding anniversary with wife

Happy anniversary to Ajinkya Rahane and Mrs. Rahane! The cricketer shared a snap with his wife, Radhika Dhopavkar, on social media celebrating their first wedding anniversary in Maharashtrian style. He said, “It’s been a year already!!! Time really flies #firstweddinganniversary.” Rahane who is married to his childhood friend will be soon seen in action with the national team for the very important series against South Africa, starting next month. The 72-days long series will begin with three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) followed by five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and will be ended by the most-awaited Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela Test series consisting of four matches. READ: Ajinkya Rahane: My strength lies in taking up challenges and coming good at it

Its been an year already!!! Time really flies #firstweddinganniversary pic.twitter.com/yG3qKyM0hj

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Recently, the stylish batsman admitted that he will accept any given position to bat at in the longest format of the game. “It is obviously a challenge to adapt when your position in the batting order changes. But I like to get out of my comfort zone. My strength lies in taking up the challenge thrown at me and coming good at it. I take these things positively and see them as an opportunity to achieve something out of my comfort zone,” he added.

The Mumbaikar also suggested that the young Indian team will continue to display excellent fielding performances. Rahane had a record to his name during India’s tour of Sri Lanka earlier in the year when he became the first non-wicketkeeper to take eight catches in one Test. “The importance of fielding in modern cricket has risen to a great extent. You can win matches with your fielding and catching. All of us have been working really hard with your fielding coach, R Sridhar, because we know that saving 15-odd runs, taking a couple of good catches and affecting a run-out can win you a match,” he further added. READ: Ajinkya Rahane donates Rs. 5 lakhs for drought relief in Maharashtra