Mohali: Having comprehensively beaten Kings XI Punjab on Thursday, Rajasthan Royals opener Ajinkya Rahane said that his team was not thinking about the play offs stage at the moment and was taking it one game at a time. The visitors inched closer to securing a play-offs berth with an eight-wicket win at the PCA Stadium.
"We are on 18 points right now, but we are not thinking of play-offs. We just wanted to play one game at a time. I think we play against Chennai in Jaipur, that is another important game and we just want to focus on that," Rahane who hit an unbeaten half-century, said after the match.
Kevon Cooper scalped three vital wickets before Rahane shared an unbeaten partnership of 76 runs with 18-year-old Sanju Samson (47 not out) to guide their team.
About the away win, he said, "We are not looking that way, but as I said we are playing one game at a time and we just want to improve day by day and match by match. I think the boys are doing really well and we are playing as a team, as a unit."...
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09:33 PM, May 09, 2013
Mohali: Rajasthan Royals moved closer to sealing a place in the IPL 6 play-offs after emphatically brushing aside Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets at the PCA Stadium on Thursday. The visitors came to Mohali chasing two points to move nearer to 20 and did just that, keeping Punjab to 145 and then having Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson to thank for a breezy chase. Crucial to Rajasthan's win was...
07:23 PM, May 09, 2013
Jaipur: If it's the Sawai Mansingh Stadium opposing teams are pretty much facing an uphill battle. That truism of IPL 6 was again evident on Tuesday as Rajasthan Royals chased down a target of 155 with nine wickets and 13 deliveries in hand to all but secure their progression to the IPL 6 play-offs and confirm Delhi Daredevils' elimination. Rajasthan came into the game tied on second spot with three...
07:16 PM, May 07, 2013
Jaipur: He might have been the star of Rajasthan Royals' win over Pune Warriors in a high-scoring IPL thriller but Ajinkya Rahane was modest about his role, opting to praise his team's bowlers for keeping it tight in the death overs. Chasing 179, Rajasthan romped home with five wickets and a ball to spare on Sunday. Rahane was the star for them bagging the man of the match honour for...
01:16 PM, May 06, 2013
Jaipur: Despite suffering their seventh straight defeat in the ongoing Indian Premier League, Pune Warriors India captain Aaron Finch seemed quite content and said they can "still take a few positives" from the five-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals. "We still can take a few positives from the match despite the fact that it was the same old story with losing after being so close," Finch told reporters after the last-over...
12:19 PM, May 06, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals are in a habit of achieving difficult tasks with relative ease. They did the same against Pune Warriors on Sunday, chasing an imposing total of 179 with one ball to spare and moving to the fourth spot in the points table. Considering the amount of runs to be scored, it was expected that Shane Watson would open the batting for Rajasthan with Ajinkya Rahane (67 off 48),...
11:26 PM, May 05, 2013
The bustling form of several Indian pace bowlers in the ongoing IPL looks to be the only major discussion point on Saturday in the corridors of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, when India's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy is announced. This summer's tournament will be held in England where seam and swing bowling will find favour and that India's selectors have several names to ponder over can only be...
11:59 AM, May 03, 2013
Jaipur: In the 11 previous matches in which they made 170 or more batting first, Rajasthan Royals had never lost in the IPL. True to history, that trend was maintained Wednesday at their home fortress of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium where they piled up 179 for 3 and defended that to beat Mumbai Indians by a whopping 87 runs. It was Mumbai's heaviest defeat ever in terms of runs. Having...
11:17 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Jaipur: A stabilizing fourth-wicket stand between Ajinkya Rahane and debutant Sanju Samson ensured Rajasthan Royals came up on the right end of a see-saw chase of a small target of 125 against Kings XI Punjab at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday. A wayward opening spell from Ryan Harris was followed by a double-wicket maiden eighth over from Praveen Kumar, but even the loss off the vastly experienced Brad Hodge...
11:15 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Live updates from Game 8 of the IPL 6 season between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. After notching up victories in their tournament openers, both Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will be keen to extend their winning streak. Shane Watson is fit and will be part of the playing XI in all likelihood. While defending champions KKR beat Delhi Daredevils comprehensively by...
07:20 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Jaipur: After notching up victories in their tournament openers, both Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will be keen to extend their winning streak when the two teams lock horns in their IPL 6 match here on Monday. While defending champions KKR beat Delhi Daredevils comprehensively by six wickets in a low-scoring match in the tournament opener, Rajasthan prevailed in a five-run win over the same opponents in their first...
12:26 AM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Ajinkya Rahane might have had a forgettable Test debut here last month, but his captain in the Rajasthan Royals team Rahul Dravid backed the youngster, saying he failed on a "bad" Kotla wicket and deserve more opportunities to showcase his talent. Rahane's long-awaited Test debut in the final match of the series against Australia ended in a damp squib as he could only manage 7 and 1 in...
06:39 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: He has played under the leadership of both Shane Warne and Rahul Dravid but according to Ajinkya Rahane, the style of captaincy of the two legends is as different as chalk and cheese. "They [Warne and Dravid] are both legends but are entirely different captains. Rahul bhai likes to keep things simple while leading the side, but Warne was always game about trying various new things. It was...
02:04 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Cricketers MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma were spotted at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. Dhoni was seen sporting grey stubble and a 'desi boy' T-shirt. He posed with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. ...
04:20 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Steven Smith contributed 46 before getting out while Peter Siddle was not out on 47 at stumps on Day 1 to take Australia to 231/8 after Ashwin's four wickets rocked the top order. ...
09:00 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Sourav Ganguly feels it's time that Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane get his maiden Test cap in the fourth and final Test against Australia. ...
07:52 PM, Mar 21, 2013
With Suresh Raina recalled as a back-up batsman, however, it would not be a surprise if Cheteshwar Pujara opened in Delhi with Raina slotting into the middle order. ...
03:56 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Rahane is finally in line to earn a coveted Test cap as Dhawan's knuckle injury might have opened a spot in the Indian batting line-up for the fourth Test. ...
06:37 PM, Mar 19, 2013
While Virender Sehwag's axing from the Test squad for the next two Tests against Australia is met with mixed reactions among cricket fraternity, there are two men - Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan - in the Indian squad who must be grinning from ear to ear. ...
02:56 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Gambhir's century for India A - following his sacking from the Test squad - will keep Sehwag, Vijay, Dhawan and Rahane on their toes in the first two Tests. ...
08:37 AM, Feb 18, 2013
