Ajinkya Rahane takes a nostalgic trip to his school and first cricket ground with his family

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Mumbai, March 9: Senior India cricketer Ajinkya Rahane took a nostalgic walk down to the memory lane when he visited his alma mater SV Joshi High School in Dombivli, reminiscing memories spent at the school.

The 33-year-old batsman, who led the India Cricket Team to a historic Test series triumph in Australia last year, took to social media on Wednesday (March 9) and posted a video of his visit to the school.

"There's something about visiting your roots that keeps you grounded. Was at Dombivli with my family and irrespective of how the place changes, it holds the same place in my heart!" he captioned it.

Rahane was accompanied by his wife Radhika and daughter Aarya as he also took them to the ground, located in the same city, where he learnt the cricketing basics.

He looked back at the time when he took up the sport and dreamed about representing the country at the highest level.

"I wanted to come here since many years and today it happened. I started cricket from this place, the school backed me. There are several changes now to the school but coming here felt special," he said.

Rahane, who recently scored a century in a 2021-22 Ranji Trophy encounter, is now gearing up for the upcoming Indian Premier League where he will play for Kolkata Knight Riders.

The right-handed batsman from Mumbai was last month dropped from India's Test squad against Sri Lanka for the two-match series at home. Rahane and senior Saurashtra cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara were dropped from the Test side after the duo failed to impress the selectors with their inconsistent batting performances.

The duo only renders its services to the national team in the red-ball format. Both Rahane and Pujara had been criticised for their poor show with the bat and Team India's middle-order had become patchy due to their non-performance.