Ajinkya Rahane has missed an opportunity to play a Test on his home ground yet again. The India vice-captain was ruled out of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium after “sustaining minor left hamstring strain while fielding on the final day of the first Test match in Kanpur” according to the BCCI.

Interestingly, Rahane (79 Tests) is the only Mumbai player among those who have played 75 or more Tests, to miss a home Test. Sachin Tendulkar (200 Tests), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116), Zaheer Khan (92), Ravi Shastri (80) are other Mumbai players to have played more games than him.