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Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane who was the player of the Boxing Day Test has been bestowed with the first Johnny Mullagh Medal. Cricket Australia has started presenting the medal this year to honour the best player in the first-ever cricket team to represent Australia overseas, in 1868.
Ajinkya Rahane was presented the first Mullagh Medal after being named the Player of the Match at the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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The award is to honour Indigenous Australian cricketer Johnny Mullagh.
Ajinkya Rahane scored a match-winning century at the MCG.
The award has been started to honour Indigenous Australian cricketer Johnny Mullagh, who was part of the 1868 Aboriginal team. This was the first-ever Australian sporting team to tour overseas and was made of 13 Aboriginal.