Twitterati hail Ajinkya Rahane as he completes 2,000 Test runs

Indore, Oct 8: Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane crossed yet another landmark as he completed 2000 Test runs on Saturday (October 8) in the third and final rubber against New Zealand at Indore.

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Rahane achieved this milestone in his 29th Test match and took 49 innings. The right-handed batsman has slammed 7 centuries and 10 half centuries so far. He became 36th Indian batsman to do so. (Match Report)

Twitterati hail Ajinkya Rahane as he completes 2,000 Test runs — Rahane became 36th India batsman to complete 2000 Test runs

The 28-year-old Mumbai batsman has aggregated runs at an average of 47.57. He made his Test debut against Australia in March 2013 at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla.

As soon as Rahane completed his 2000 runs fans congratulated him for touching another milestone.

Here's how Twitterati hailed him:

2000 Test runs for @ajinkyarahane88 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/Qc8IeTMEeu
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 8, 2016

Ajinkya Rahane completed 2000 test runs... Congratulations 🌸🌸pic.twitter.com/rFrkUdpfe6
— 🌼SANDY🌼 (@sandytwnklz12) October 8, 2016

Fewest inngs to 2000 Test runs for INDIA:
40 Dravid/ Sehwag
43 Hazare/ Gambhir
44 Gavaskar/ Sachin
45 Ganguly
46 Pujara
48 Azhar
49 RAHANE *
— Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) October 8, 2016