Veteran India batsman Ajinkya Rahane will play for English county side Leicestershire in Division Two after the two-Test series against the West Indies at home. Former Indian captain Rahane made a successful comeback to the Indian team earlier this month with the World Test Championship final against Australia.
Rahane signed for Leicestershire in January and after representing Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, he was supposed to play eight first-class matches for the team and the entire Royal London Cup (a 50-over domestic tournament) between June and September. However, he could not join this county team due to his return to the Indian Test team.
A source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, Ajinkya will head straight to England after the two Tests in the West Indies and will join Leicestershire for the rest of the season. He will play in the Royal London Cup in August and possibly four county matches in September as he is not expected to make it into the limited-overs team.
Rahane will be seen playing county cricket for the second time. He had earlier played for Hampshire in the 2019 season when he was dropped from the 50-over World Cup squad. Rahane, who scored 89 in India's first innings in the WTC final, recently completed 5,000 runs in 83 Tests.
(pc amarujala)
