Ajinkya Rahane, who captained India to a memorable Test series win in Australia, received a red carpet welcome when he arrived at his Matunga residence here on Thursday while pace bowler T Natarajan was taken on a chariot on arrival in his .
Ajinkya Rahane, T. Natarajan and Shardul Thakur were among the cricketers who received a hero s welcome on reaching their native places on their return from Australia on Thursday. While around 5,000 people received fast bowler Natarajan in .
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At the specially-organized reception below his residence, Rahane, with his wife in tow and daughter, then posed for pictures standing in front of a specially created background which displayed his excellent record as a Test captain so far: 5 (number of Tests in which has captained India), 4 (No of Tests India have won under him), 3 (No of Tests victories India have recorded against Australia with him as a captain) and 1 (one draw). As a father, I feel proud to see how my son led the team successfully when they were in a deep crisis in Australia. We could not go to meet to receive him at the airport, nor could we go to meet him his residence, as we had a family function at Kalyan. However, we spoke to him today after he reached home, on video call. Ghar mein Khushi ka mahaul hai. Humein Bahaut zyada khushi ho rahi hai (We re overjoyed), Rahane s father Madhukar told TOI.