Ranji Trophy: Rahane Scored His 36th First-Class Century, Ahead Of Sri Lanka Test

Rahane is likely to be picked for India’s Test series vs Sri Lanka

Ajinkya Rahane scored his 36^th first class century during the Ranji Trophy 2022 match between Mumbai and Saurashtra, being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ground A in Ahmedabad, on its opening day.  It took 212 balls for him to reach his 36^th maiden century for Mumbai.

Rahane scored 108 runs off 250 balls as his partner at the other end, Sarfaraz Khan also closed the day after hitting his century.

Both cricketers added 219 runs for the fourth wicket partnership and Mumbai reach 263/3, after rescuing them from 44/3. Rahane’s century made a statement for the cricketer, who has faced heavy criticism in the past few months due to his poor run of forms for India in Test cricket.

Earlier in December 2021, Rahane was removed from the role of vice-captain of the India Test squad, following a string of low scores against England and New Zealand.

His place in the playing XI was also under concern as people around the globe said he will be soon dropped out of the squad.

However, Rahane proved his critics wrong by hitting a patient century on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy 2022 tournament.

Netizens were elated to watch the veteran cricketer score his 36th first-class century, as they predicted Rahane will retain his place in India’s playing XI for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

Fans mentioned in their tweets that they are excited to watch the Ranji Trophy action after a two-year hiatus while congratulating Rahane.

Among the many tweets predicting Rahane’s place in the Indian squad against Sri Lanka, few fans felt that Rahane should play a full season of Ranji Trophy before joining the Indian team.