{"id":198750,"date":"2026-07-30T09:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198750"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:01:26","slug":"ajinkya-rahane-retired-with-an-unbeaten-test-captaincy-record-heres-how-he-did-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198750","title":{"rendered":"Ajinkya Rahane retired with an unbeaten Test captaincy record. Here’s how he did it"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ajinkya Rahane\u2019s stint as India\u2019s Test captain may have been brief, but it remains one of the most remarkable in the team\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Rahane led India in six Tests, winning four and drawing two, finishing with an unbeaten record as captain. His defining moment came during the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, when he took charge after Virat Kohli returned home following the Adelaide Test.<\/p>\n

With India reeling from the infamous 36 all out, Rahane responded with a composed century at the MCG before guiding an injury-hit side to a historic 2-1 series victory, capped by the famous triumph at the Gabba.<\/p>\n

He remains one of the few Indian captains to have never lost a Test after leading in five or more matches, and his calm leadership during one of Indian cricket\u2019s most challenging overseas tours has cemented his legacy as one of the country\u2019s finest stand-in captains.<\/p>\n

Stats watch<\/h4>\n

Matches as India Test captain: 6<\/p>\n

Wins: 4<\/p>\n

Draws: 2<\/p>\n

Losses: 0<\/p>\n

Win percentage: 66.67%<\/p>\n

Series wins: 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia)<\/p>\n

Published on Jul 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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Ajinkya Rahane\u2019s stint as India\u2019s Test captain may have been brief, but it remains one of the most remarkable in the team\u2019s history. Rahane led India in six Tests, winning four and drawing two, finishing with an unbeaten record as captain. His defining moment came during the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, when he took charge after…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_TH07AJINK_2_1_U4BAQTPO.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":198665,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198665","url_meta":{"origin":198750,"position":0},"title":"Ajinkya Rahane’s greatest Test innings ranked: Lord’s, Melbourne and more","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtain down on an accomplished India career.Here are Ajinkya Rahane\u2019s five best Test innings: 5. 96 vs South Africa, Durban (2013) Rahane announced himself as a genuine overseas Test batter in just his second Test. 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