Ajinkya Rahane turns into first recipient of Mullagh Medal at MCG

Indian stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who gained Man of the Match for his very important ton on the Boxing Day Test, was bestowed with the Mullagh Medal on Tuesday. He is the primary recipient of the long-lasting medal which is known as after former Australian skipper and cricket Johnny Mullagh. Rahane scored 112 runs within the first innings and helped India attain a complete of 326 runs within the first innings.

Congratulations to Ajinkya Rahane, the inaugural winner of the Mullagh Medal!
The Boxing Day Test Player of the Match medal has been named in honour of trailblazing Indigenous cricketer Johnny Mullagh (Unaarrimin). pic.twitter.com/nhHH3c6Xmx
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) December 29, 2020
In a bid to pay tribute to the ex-cricketer, Cricket Australia had earlier introduced that the Player of the match of the Boxing Day Test will likely be awarded, Mullagh Medal. Mullagh was the primary cricketer who led the well-known 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England.
The Indian cricket board additionally shared the information from their Twitter deal with.

The proud recipient and the inaugural winner of the Mullagh Medal – #GroupIndia Captain @ajinkyarahane88 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/0cBe2icMzz
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2020

An awesome second yesterday when Johnny Mullagh (Unaarrimin) was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/IOgJpDZsrn
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) December 29, 2020
India bounced again from their 8-wicket defeat in Adelaide to publish a 8-wicket victory within the 2nd Test on the MCG on Tuesday, drawing the Test sequence degree at 1-1. Missing star gamers, like their common skipper Virat Kohli, and having suffered such a demoralizing defeat lately, India’s win on the MCG is being hailed as a ‘historic’ win.