Ajinkya Rahane led Mumbai cricket workforce to a record-extending forty second Ranji Trophy title on Thursday. Mumbai clinched a powerful win towards Vidarbha within the last at Wankhede Stadium to finish an eight-year await the silverware.
Chasing a mammoth 538-run goal, Vidarbha’s second innings collapsed on 368 on Day 5. In-form spin all-rounders Tanush Kotian and Musheer Khan had been spectacular within the last with the previous taking 4 wickets within the second innings and the latter scoring century to clinch the Participant of the Match award.
Rahane additionally contributed by scoring a vital 73 runs off 143 balls in Mumbai’s second innings within the last. Nevertheless, this was the one second fifty for the veteran Indian batter within the Ranji Trophy 2024 as he endured a poor home season.
Having misplaced a spot within the Take a look at cricket workforce final 12 months, Rahane managed to attain simply 214 runs in 13 innings at a mean of 17.83 in Ranji Trophy 2024. He was Mumbai’s ninth-highest run-getter within the match this season however revealed that he feels the ‘happiest participant’ in his title-winning workforce.
“Though I’m the bottom scorer for my workforce, I’m the happiest to raise the trophy,” Rahane stated on the post-match presentation. “As a participant, you’ll have ups and downs. It is about creating environment in dressing room and luxuriate in one another’s success. This can be a particular second. Final 12 months, we did not qualify for the knock-outs by one run. We needed to create the fitting tradition and perspective within the workforce. We created a health tradition and I might thank MCA for offering all of the help.”
Rahane additionally praised the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) for his or her latest efforts to prioritize home cricket.
“I need to point out about BCCI for giving significance to home cricket, which is an excellent factor. Permitting gamers to go and play home cricket is essential,” Rahane added.
