Rahane surprised to be named stand-in India captain


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  • Wednesday, 01 Jul 2015

India's batsman Ajinkya Rahane avoids a bouncer from West Indies bowler Andre Russell during their Cricket World Cup match in Perth, March 6, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ajinkya Rahane admits he was stunned to be named India captain for their upcoming Zimbabwe series, after being dropped just a week earlier, and while he plans to draw inspiration from past skippers he also wants to make his own mark on the team.

Rahane, who averages a tad over 30 in one-day internationals, played the first of India's three-match series against Bangladesh at Mirpur and scored nine off 25 balls as they went down by 79 runs.

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