Rahane: The silent guardian of Indian cricket whose numbers undersold his legacy
Ajinkya Rahane averaged 38.46 in 85 Tests with 5,077 runs, 12 hundreds and 26 fifties.
After his first 29 Tests, Rahane averaged 51.37, the best among active Indian batters at the time.
In his remaining 56 Tests, his average dropped by nearly 13 runs per dismissal, settling at 38.46.
Rahane played 32 of his 85 Tests at home; he averaged more overseas than at home across his career.
He captained India only when Virat Kohli was unavailable, and often batted in crises overseas.
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