MUMBAI: The Leicestershire County Cricket Club on Tuesday introduced the signing of former India captain Ajinkya Rahane for the 2023 season.
The membership published on its website online that the 34-year-old Mumbaikar is about to reach in June after taking part in within the IPL with the Chennai Super Kings, and will probably be to be had for 8 County Championships suits, in addition to all of the Royal London Cup ( One Day match) in August. The Indian batsman is Leicestershire’s newest out of the country signing for 2023 after Wiaan Mulder and Naveen-ul-Haq.
This will probably be Rahane’s 2d stint in county cricket, after he changed into the primary Indian cricketer to play for Hampshire in 2019.
Currently out of the Indian staff, Rahane has scored 4,931 runs at a mean of 38.52, together with 12 masses in Tests, and a couple of,962 runs at 35.26, together with centuries in ODIs. He has additionally scored 12,865 runs @ 47.12 in top quality cricket, together with 39 centuries and 54 fifties.
“I’m really happy to be joining Leicestershire for the upcoming season. I can’t wait to play alongside my new teammates and explore the vibrant city of Leicester,” Rahane said after his signing.
Last season, Cheteshwar PujaraNavdeep Saini, Washington Sundar and Umesh Yadav were the Indian players to feature in county cricket.
Speaking about Rahane’s signing, Director of Cricket, Claude Henderson, said: “I’m extremely excited to welcome Ajinkya to Leicestershire. He comes with a lot of experience and a tremendous work ethic. It’s a great opportunity for us to tap into that. I had conversations with (Assistant Coach) Alfonso Thomas and (Head Coach) Paul Nixon, who had eyed Ajinkya in the past, so he was always on our radar. It was a case of seeing what the team needed, which was definitely a senior overseas batsman, so we are delighted to have secured someone of Ajinkya’s calibre.”
The membership published on its website online that the 34-year-old Mumbaikar is about to reach in June after taking part in within the IPL with the Chennai Super Kings, and will probably be to be had for 8 County Championships suits, in addition to all of the Royal London Cup ( One Day match) in August. The Indian batsman is Leicestershire’s newest out of the country signing for 2023 after Wiaan Mulder and Naveen-ul-Haq.
This will probably be Rahane’s 2d stint in county cricket, after he changed into the primary Indian cricketer to play for Hampshire in 2019.
Currently out of the Indian staff, Rahane has scored 4,931 runs at a mean of 38.52, together with 12 masses in Tests, and a couple of,962 runs at 35.26, together with centuries in ODIs. He has additionally scored 12,865 runs @ 47.12 in top quality cricket, together with 39 centuries and 54 fifties.
“I’m really happy to be joining Leicestershire for the upcoming season. I can’t wait to play alongside my new teammates and explore the vibrant city of Leicester,” Rahane said after his signing.
Last season, Cheteshwar PujaraNavdeep Saini, Washington Sundar and Umesh Yadav were the Indian players to feature in county cricket.
Speaking about Rahane’s signing, Director of Cricket, Claude Henderson, said: “I’m extremely excited to welcome Ajinkya to Leicestershire. He comes with a lot of experience and a tremendous work ethic. It’s a great opportunity for us to tap into that. I had conversations with (Assistant Coach) Alfonso Thomas and (Head Coach) Paul Nixon, who had eyed Ajinkya in the past, so he was always on our radar. It was a case of seeing what the team needed, which was definitely a senior overseas batsman, so we are delighted to have secured someone of Ajinkya’s calibre.”