India, July 30 -- Veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday as Indian cricket bid adieu to one of its most reliable red-ball stars. The former India captain confirmed the decision through an emotional video on Instagram, bringing to an end a career that spanned more than a decade and contained several iconic performances in overseas conditions. From becoming India's trusted middle-order batter to leading an injury-hit side to a historic Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph in Australia in 2020-21, Rahane's contribution to Indian cricket goes far beyond the numbers. He played across all three formats for India but it was in Test cricket that he made a name for himself as one of the best batters...