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The 34-year-old last donned the national colours during the 2023 ODI World Cup final loss to Australia in Ahmedabad.
Though they were both left-arm orthodox spin bowlers, they were as different a chalk and cheese.
Apart from being an excellent orator and writer, Ravi Achan was also an exceptional leader and organiser.
He was the first Keralite to score 1000 runs and bag 100 wickets in first-class cricket.
In the recently concluded 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season, the left-hander finished second in the list of top run-getters.
Tamil Nadu captain and left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore was the top wicket-taker with 53 scalps from nine matches.
A glance at the Ranji Trophy finals.
Mumbai won a record-extending 42nd Ranji title after beating Vidarbha by 169 runs on the fifth and final day of the summit showdown at the Wankhede Stadium.
Rahane ended the Ranji season with a sting of failures and his 214 runs placed him in ninth spot among Mumbai's run-getters.
It was all over for Vidarbha when Dhawal Kulkarni bowled last man Umesh Yadav, the veteran seamer bowing out of first-class cricket on a high.