# Ajinkya Rahane Picks Sachin Tendulkar as India’s Most Influential Cricketer 2026-08-06T17:37:04+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Recently retired India batter Ajinkya Rahane has chosen Sachin Tendulkar as the country’s most influential cricketer. Times Now reports that Rahane picked Tendulkar over Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar, while The Times of India says he was asked to name India’s greatest cricketer and eventually settled on Tendulkar. Tendulkar scored 15,921 Test runs and 18,426 ODI runs during a 24-year international career, including 100 international centuries. Rahane, who announced his retirement on July 29, played 85 Tests, 90 ODIs and 20 T20Is. He also captained India to the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series win in Australia. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Ajinkya Rahane, Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ajinkya-rahane-picks-sachin-tendulkar-as-indias-most-influential-cricketer/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ajinkya-rahane-picks-sachin-tendulkar-as-indias-most-influential-cricketer/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.