Stats: Ajinkya Rahane becomes fifth Indian batsman to score centuries in both innings of a Test match
India’s new ‘Mr.Consistent’, who goes by the name of Ajinkya Rahane, has scored another century in the second innings of the fourth test between India and South Africa at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. Prior to this century, he has also scored a century in India’s first innings, which was to take India to past 300 first time in the series.
After having failures in first three test matches of the series, he came into this test match short of runs under his belt, but now by scoring centuries in both innings, he has become the fifth Indian batsman to score centuries in both innings of a test match.
In the first innings, he made 127 runs and in the second innings, he made 100* runs.
Here is a table that shows the list of Indian batsmen who have scored centuries in both innings of a test match.
| Player Name | Runs : 1st Innings | Runs : 2nd Innings | Opposition | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Hazare | 116 | 145 | Australia | Adelaide | 1948 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 124 | 220 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 1971 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 111 | 137 | Pakistan | Karachi | 1978 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | West Indies | Kolkata | 1978 |
| Rahul Dravid | 190 | 103* | New Zealand | Hamilton | 1999 |
| Rahul Dravid | 110 | 135 | Pakistan | Kolkata | 2005 |
| Virat Kohli | 115 | 141 | Australia | Adelaide | 2014 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 127 | 100* | South Africa | Delhi | 2015 |
He became the 81st batsman in the world who have ever achieved this milestone of scoring centuries in both innings of a test match. He also became overall the ninth batsmen to have scored centuries in both innings of a test match after coming to bat at no.5 or lower, also the first Indian to achieve this.
Here is a table that shows how Ajinkya Rahane has scored runs against all countries in his test career.
| Country | Matchees | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5 | 407 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 98 |
| England | 5 | 299 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 162 |
| South Africa | 6 | 475 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 178 |
Here is a table that shows how Ajinkya Rahane has scored runs year wise in his test career.
| Year | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 217 |
| 2014 | 10 | 809 |
| 2015 | 9 | 593 |
Here is a table that shows how Ajinkya Rahane has scored runs at various batting positions in test cricket. He has scored 1619 runs in 22 test matches so far in his career by batting at four different positions.
| Batting Position | Innings | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 142 |
| 5 | 27 | 1018 |
| 6 | 8 | 341 |
| 7 | 1 | 118 |
Here is another table which includes details related to how Rahane has performed in home and away test matches.
| Home/Away | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 274 |
| Away | 17 | 1345 |