Ajinkya Rahane is an Indian Cricketer who played almost in all formats like T20I, ODI and Test, and currently he is leading Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. As a middle batsman, Ajinkya gave us many impressive innings including the 105 runs against Delhi Capitals in 2015 IPL season, while playing for Rajasthan Royals. Known for his adaptive batting and leadership under pressure, Ajinkya Rahane has played for teams like Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiants, and is currently playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. Talking about his IPL career, he has played a total 185 IPL matches, in which he scored a total 4642 runs with a strike rate of 123.42. In 2023, Ajinkya scored a total 326 runs with his career’s highest strike rate of 172.49.
Below, we have a table which covers Ajinkya’s IPL career including his Strike Rate, Total Runs, Total Centuries, Highest Scores, etc.
| Year | Matches | Runs | HS | Average | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 23.52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 144 | 62* | 24.00 | 117.07 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| 2011 | 10 | 120 | 52 | 20.00 | 122.44 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 2012 | 16 | 560 | 103* | 40.00 | 129.33 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 10 |
| 2013 | 18 | 488 | 68* | 34.85 | 106.55 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 11 |
| 2014 | 13 | 339 | 72 | 28.25 | 116.49 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 3 |
| 2015 | 14 | 540 | 91* | 49.09 | 130.75 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 13 |
| 2016 | 14 | 480 | 74 | 43.63 | 126.64 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 9 |
| 2017 | 16 | 382 | 60 | 25.46 | 118.26 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 9 |
| 2018 | 15 | 370 | 65* | 28.46 | 118.21 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 |
| 2019 | 14 | 393 | 105* | 32.75 | 137.89 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 | 113 | 60 | 14.12 | 105.60 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 133 | 44 | 19.00 | 103.91 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2023 | 14 | 326 | 71* | 32.60 | 172.49 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 | 242 | 45 | 20.17 | 123.47 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Career | 185 | 4642 | 105* | 30.14 | 123.42 | 2 | 30 | 478 | 103 |
In conclusion, Ajinkya’s contribution to IPL has been a remarkable journey and gave him recognition all over the world. Since 2008, he has played for teams like Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rising Pune Supergiants, and while playing for the team he has scored a total of 4642 runs with his career’s highest strike rate of 172.49 which came in 2023. As per the official news, KKR has announced Ajinkya as the captain of the team and Venkatesh as vice-captain. We are eager to see Rahane’s leadership under pressure and hope for his team to win the IPL trophy in 2025.
