Ajinkya Rahane turns 34 today! The veteran batter was born on June 6 , 1988 in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.

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Rahane began his cricket journey at the age of 7 in a small coaching camp in Dombivili

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At the age of 17, Rahane was given a bat by former Indian batter Praveen Amre.

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Playing for the U-19 team in 2007, he made headlines by scoring two centuries.

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His 143 runs in the Mohammad Nissar Trophy caught the attention of the selectors.

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After scoring 1089 runs in 2008 Ranji Trophy, Rahane was was selected in Team India for the first time in 2011

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Rahane created IPL history by becoming the first batter to hit six fours in an over of IPL

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He is the fourth cricketer to score a century in his first test match at the Lord's ground.

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Rahane is also the first Indian to become man of the match in the World Test Championship.

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