Ajinkya Rahane Back In Action After Retirement, Set For Commentator Role In SL Test Series

Fo me
I dia
captai
a d
vete a
batte
Aji kya
Raha e
is
all
set
to
emba k
o
a
f esh
chapte
i
his
c icketi g
jou ey.
Followi g
his
eti eme t
f om
c icket,
e di g
a
illust ious
ca ee
spa i g
ea ly
18
yea s
si ce
his
fi st-class
debut,
the
38-yea -old
will
be
maki g
his
Test
comme ta y
debut.

Fa s
will
get
to
hea
his
expe t
a alysis
du i g
I dia& squo;s
upcomi g
two-match
Test
se ies
tou
of
S i
La ka,
scheduled
to
take
place
f om
August
15
to
August
27,
2026.
The
se ies
will
be
b oadcast
live
ac oss
the
So y
Spo ts
Netwo k
a d
st eamed
o
So y
LIV.

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Rema kable
Ca ee
I
Red-Ball
C icket

Aji kya
Raha e
b i gs
imme se
c edibility
a d
deep
tactical
u de sta di g
to
the
comme ta y
box.
Ove
the
cou se
of
his
disti guished
i te atio al
ca ee ,
Raha e
ep ese ted
I dia
i
85
Test
matches,
amassi g
a
total
of
5,077
u s
at
a
ave age
of
38.46.
His
ed-ball
eco d
i cludes
12
ce tu ies
a d
26
half-ce tu ies.
Re ow ed
fo
his
composu e
u de
p essu e,
sha p
slip-fieldi g,
a d
astute
leade ship
most
otably
captai i g
I dia
to
a
histo ic
Test
se ies
victo y
i
Aust alia
Raha e’s
exte sive
o -field
expe ie ce
i
ed-ball
c icket
will
add
a
u ique,
a alytical
pe spective
to
the
b oadcast.

Aji kya
Raha e
O
His
New
Role

Exp essi g
his
e thusiasm
fo
steppi g
behi d
the
mic opho e,
Aji kya
Raha e
sha ed
his
exciteme t
about
joi i g
the
comme ta y
pa el
fo
the
upcomi g
Test
se ies.
He
said:

“I’m
excited
to
make
my
Test
comme ta y
debut
fo
I dia’s
tou
of
S i
La ka
o
the
So y
Spo ts
Netwo k
a d
So y
LIV.
Test
c icket
is
the
pi acle
of
ou
spo t,
a d
havi g
ep ese ted
I dia
i
the
fo mat
fo
so
ma y
yea s,
it
is
a
p ivilege
to
ow
look
at
the
game
f om
a
diffe e t
pe spective.
I’m
looki g
fo wa d
to
sha i g
expe ie ces,
b eaki g
dow
the
ua ces
of
the
game
a d
offe i g
fa s
i sights
i to
the
decisio s,
st ategies
a d
mome ts
that
ca
shape
a
Test
match.
I
hope
to
make
the
b oadcast
expe ie ce
mo e
e ichi g
fo
fa s
a d
give
them
a
deepe
u de sta di g
of
what
happe s
o
the
field.”

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Biggest
Challe ges
Faci g
Team
I dia
Ahead
Of
The
S i
La ka
Test
Se ies

B oadcaste
Welcomes
The
Vete a
Batte

Welcomi g
the
fo me
skippe
to
thei
comme ta y
team,
Rajesh
Kaul,
Chief
Reve ue
Office
a d
Busi ess
Head,
Spo ts
a d
I te atio al,
So y
Pictu es
Netwo ks
I dia,
highlighted
what
Raha e& squo;s
i clusio
b i gs
to
the
cove age.
He
stated:

“Aji kya
Raha e
has
always
stood
out
fo
his
composu e,
esilie ce
a d
astute
eadi g
of
the
game.
As
he
makes
his
Test
comme ta y
debut
o
So y
Spo ts
Netwo k
a d
So y
LIV,
viewe s
will
get
to
hea
his
pe spective
o
the
fo mat
he
k ows
so
well.
We
a e
delighted
to
have
him
as
pa t
of
ou
comme ta y
pa el
fo
I dia’s
tou
of
S i
La ka
a d
look
fo wa d
to
the
expe ie ce
a d
i sight
he
will
b i g
to
ou
cove age.”

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