Ajinkya Rahane is one of those cricketers who led India in all three formats and had a pretty decent career. He made his debut for India in 2011 and has played over 200 matches across all three formats. He has scored over 8000 runs and 15 centuries for his country in all three formats. Apart from his record as a player, he has also done the captaincy job for India in all three formats.
He is someone who always stands up when the regular captain is not available. Though he hasn’t had many games as captain but in his captaincy India have done a pretty fair job. And who can forget the historic Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2021-21 series win when India were bowled out for 36 runs in the first test and Virat Kohli left the team for family reasons?
India were trailing 0-1 in the four-match series, and Rahane took the captaincy. Eventually, the scoreline was 2-1 in favor of India. Hence, he has some good memories as Indian captain. Here we will check out Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy record in international cricket.
Ajinkya Rahane Captaincy Records in IPL
| Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Tied | NR | Win % | Loss % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.84% | 60.53% |
Ajinkya Rahane Captaincy Records in All Formats
Rahane has never been India’s full-time captain and has done the job on odd occasions when the captain is not available. That is why he has only led in limited matches. Overall, he has led India in 11 games combined in all three formats. India have won 8 matches out of them, lost one, and two games under his captaincy have been drawn. Below you can see his captaincy numbers.
| Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Tied | Win % | Loss % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72.72 | 9.09 |
Ajinkya Rahane Captaincy Records in Tests
Test cricket is one format where Ajinkya Rahane has shown his full potential and has good numbers. As a batter, he has played 85 Tests and scored 5077 runs at an average of 38.46, with 12 centuries and 26 half-centuries. He has been vice-captain for the Indian test side on many occasions.
But as a captain, he has played six matches, which includes four against Australia and one each against Afghanistan and New Zealand. India have won four of them, and two have tied. As a captain, he has scored 359 runs at an average of 39.89.
| Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Win % | Runs Scored | Avg | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | 359 | 39.89 | 1/1 |
Ajinkya Rahane Captaincy Records in ODIs
In ODIs, Ajinkya Rahane was made a captain for three matches in the absence of Virat Kohli in 2015. He became the 23rd player to lead India in the 50-over format. India have won all three games under him in ODIs. In those games, he scored 112 runs at an average of 37.33.
| Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Win % | Runs Scored | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | — | — | 100 | 112 | 37.33 |
Ajinkya Rahane Captaincy Records in T20Is
Just like the other two formats, Rahane has captained a couple of games in T20Is when the full-time captain wasn’t available. In 2015, he became only the fourth Indian to lead the country in T20 internationals. He has led India in two games with one win and one defeat. In two games, as captain, he has scored 37 runs.
| Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Win % | Runs Scored | Avg | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 50 | 37 | 18.5 | 0/0 |
