The 35-year-old stood tall amidst ruins as he achieved the feat on Day three of the WTC ultimate. Rahane, who wanted 69 runs, raced to the milestone in his 83rd Check match.
The comeback-man Rahane turned the 13th Indian to surpass the 5000-run mark within the checklist of high Indian run getters.
Rahane joined the likes of Kapil Dev (5248), Gundappa Viswanath (6080), Mohammad Azharuddin (6215), Dilip Vengsarkar (6868), Cheteshwar Pujara (7168*), Sourav Ganguly (7212), Virat Kohli (8430*), Virender Sehwag (8503), VVS Laxman (8781), Sunil Gavaskar (10122), Rahul Dravid (13265) and Sachin Tendulkar (15921).
Within the course of, Rahane registered his 26th fifty in Check cricket as he dispatched Aussie skipper Pat Cummins for a large six over lengthy leg to convey up his fifty in a spectacular vogue.
A 92-ball fifty showcased not solely his managed aggression but additionally his calm and composed demeanor on the sector.
Rahane, who was dropped from purple ball cricket in January 2022 after a sequence of inconsistent performances, made a unbelievable return within the longest format of the sport proving his haters incorrect, displaying grace underneath stress and contributing essential runs on this necessary match.
Rahane’s transformation got here within the lately concluded IPL 2023 the place he scored 326 runs, together with a high rating of 71 not out, whereas turning up for champions Chennai Tremendous Kings.
