Ajinkya Rahane Refused To Cut A Cake With Kangaroo On It, Reveals The Reason In An Interview With Harsha Bhogale

On Rahane’s return from the victorious Australia series, his building presented him a cake with Kangaroo on it. He refused to cut it as he ‘respects other countries’.

Rahane winning hearts after he refused to cut a cake with Kangaroo on it.

Ajinkya Rahane is winning hearts by a gesture he made after returning from the Australia series. He spoke about the incident in an interview with Harsha Bhogale. Actually, the people from Ajinkya Rahane’s building in Mumbai had presented him with a cake on his return from the victorious Australia series. The cake had a Kangaroo on it, which Ajinkya Rahane refused to cut. Harsha Bhogale asked him about the reason behind this gesture. Rahane’s reply was heart-wrenching.

Rahane said, “Kangaroo is Australia’s national animal and I didn’t want to do that. I always respect my opposition and also respect other countries. So, didn’t cut the cake.” This answer of Rahane suggests that he is a thorough gentleman of the game. Not just respecting the opposition, but also the sentiments of the people of other countries is just pure class from Rahane.

Watch the interview here:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Always wanted to ask <a href="https://twitter.com/ajinkyarahane88?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@ajinkyarahane88</a> about the cake he was offered with a kangaroo on it and why he refused to cut it. The small things that tell you more about a person. More of this conversation on his FB page. <a href="https://t.co/YZwwQKlFJq" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/YZwwQKlFJq</a></p>&mdash; Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) <a href="https://twitter.com/bhogleharsha/status/1355345017766780933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>January 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

When Bhogale asked about how was the captaincy stint and how does he look at it, he said that, “It was a phase but now it’s over. I enjoyed it but it’s in the history now so let’s focus ahead on winning games.”

He also said that he was tired but ‘in a good way’ after the five month long Australia tour and feels happy to be back home. Rahane was the stand-in captain after Virat Kohli had to leave the team after the first Test against Australia. Rahane relished the opportunity and lead India to two victories to register a historic win down-under.

Currently, Rahane is in quarantine before the start of the next Test match against England in Chennai. He was seen having fun with his daughter in a video posted by his wife.