Royals trade Rahane to Capitals; get Markande, Tewatia

New Delhi : Rajasthan Royals on Thursday traded their most-capped player Ajinkya Rahane to Delhi Capitals in exchange of leg-spinner Mayank Markande and bowling all-rounder Rahul Tewatia.

Rahane, who captained Royals in 24 of his 100 IPL games between 2011 and 2019, was also their top run-getter having scored 2810 runs at an average of 34.26 and strike rate of 122.65.

India's Test vice-captain also scored two centuries for the Royals besides 17 half-centuries. The trade announcement came on the final day of the IPL players' transfer window.

"Ajinkya Rahane will now move to Delhi Capitals following a successful trade," read an IPL statement.

Rahane, who has been trying to get back into India's limited overs set-up, established his T20 credentials as an opener after moving to Royals from Mumbai Indians in 2011.