{
  "id": 233879,
  "title": "Ajinkya Rahane snubs MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli; names India's greatest-ever cricketer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/ajinkya-rahane-snubs-ms-dhoni-virat-kohli-names-indias-greatest-ever",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T20:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ajinkya-rahane-snubs-ms-dhoni-201500910.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane has revealed his choice for India's greatest-ever cricketer, selecting Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar, who captained India in 25 Tests and led the side in 73 ODIs, has an illustrious international career spanning 24 years from his debut in 1989 to his final match in 2013. With 15,921 runs in Tests, 18,426 in ODIs, and ten T20I runs, Tendulkar remains the highest run-scorer in both Test and ODI cricket. He also holds the record for the most Test and ODI appearances, as well as the record for the only player to feature in 200 Test matches. Tendulkar was a key figure in India's 2011 ICC Men's ODI World Cup victory. Rahane, who also shared the dressing room with Tendulkar on multiple occasions, played alongside the great cricketer in a Test match for India and previously teamed up with him in the 2009 IPL season. Rahane, who made his international debut in 2011, played most of his cricket under MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. He was a crucial member of India's victorious 2018-19 Test series in Australia and led the team to another triumph in the 2020-21 series there. Rahane also has the distinction of being the only Indian cricketer to captain the national team in all three formats.",
  "summary": "Ajinkya Rahane recently retired from all cricket formats. He named Sachin Tendulkar as India's greatest-ever cricketer. Tendulkar had a remarkable 24-year international career for India. Rahane played alongside Tendulkar in domestic and IPL matches. He also captained India in all three formats.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ajinkya Rahane names Sachin Tendulkar as India's greatest-ever cricketer.",
    "Tendulkar holds records in Test and ODI runs, appearances, and matches.",
    "Rahane played with Tendulkar in Test and IPL, under Dhoni and Kohli."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Ajinkya Rahane's endorsement of Sachin Tendulkar as India's greatest cricketer underscores his reverence for a legendary teammate and predecessor over his own former captains MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'He was my sponsor': How Virat Kohli helped CWG gold medallist Sakshi Chaudhary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/he-was-my-sponsor-how-virat-kohli-helped-cwg-gold-medallist-sakshi",
        "published": "2026-08-07T09:30:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}