Ajinkya Rahane may be out of Team India but his bat is still scoring runs in a stormy manner. This player of Team India is currently in England and he is playing the ODI Cup for Leicestershire there. Rahane has batted brilliantly in the very first match of the ODI Cup and on the basis of his excellent half-century, Leicestershire scored 369 runs in 50 overs.

Rahane's battle

Ajinkya Rahane came to bat at number four in the match being played at Leicester ground. Rahane came to bat in the 27th over. Leicestershire's team had got a good start and Rahane had the challenge of maintaining the same rhythm. This player did just that and scored 71 runs in 60 balls in a stormy manner. Rahane's strike rate was more than 118 and 9 fours came off his bat. The most special thing about Rahane's batting was that he used only timing in all the shots. Commentators were also surprised to see this.

Can I just shock you? Ajinkya Rahane is in the runs.

71 of the finest from the Indian superstar on his Leicestershire debut.

Here's every boundary. pic.twitter.com/NIwhARcBiE

— Metro Bank One Day Cup (@onedaycup) July 24, 2024

Rahane likes foreign pitches

Ajinkya Rahane likes foreign pitches a lot. There is more bounce on foreign pitches, the ball comes on the bat fast and Rahane bats brilliantly on such pitches. Especially his cut and pull shots are worth watching. He did the same against Nottinghamshire as well.

Leicestershire's explosive batting

Talking about Leicestershire, its top 6 batsmen touched the double digit mark and all of them batted brilliantly. Captain Lewis Hill scored the highest 81 runs. Sol Budinger played an innings of 75 runs. Opener Harry also played an innings of 35 runs.