3rd ODI: Team India players wear black armbands to honour Bapu Nadkarni
Cricket | January 19, 2020 14:07 ISTTeam India players wore black armbands during the 3rd T20I to honour former Indian bowler Bapu Nadkarni, who passed away on Friday.
Team India players wore black armbands during the 3rd T20I to honour former Indian bowler Bapu Nadkarni, who passed away on Friday.
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KL Rahul passed is first test with flying colours in Rajkot when he scored a 52-ball 80 at No.5 and kept well to the spinners as well.
The three-match ODI series is leveled 1-1 after India made a strong come back to win the second ODI in Rajkot.
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The series was very much expected to go down to the wire but with the way the Australians hammered the hosts in the series opener, it seemed the tourists would run away with their second straight series win in India.
In the second ODI, Rahul affected the stumping of Aussie skipper Aaron Finch and also took two catches behind the stumps in the second ODI besides starring with the bat with his 52-ball 80.
After the 2nd ODI against Australia, Dhawan was seen hosting 'Chahal TV', a gig the leggie has made famous, along with KL Rahul.
India will now play the series decider in Bengaluru where Kohli has scored only 63 runs in his five innings at the venue at an average of just 12.60.
The team management is keeping a close eye on the duo and will take a call on their availability before the series decider at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Rahul was just filling in for the injured Rishabh Pant in Rajkot but comparisons have already been drawn with the great Rahul Dravid, who batted in the middle-order and kept wickets in more than 70 ODIs for the team's sake.
Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed in the 31st over and Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav accounted for both Alex Carrey and Smith in the 38th over which turned out to be a game-changer.
Rahul had also kept wickets in the lung-opener at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and did a decent job in both the games.
After the scintillating win in the second ODI, Rahul revealed how he prepared for the big challenge of batting at No. 5 in Rajkot.
It is truly a testament to the talent of Rahul that despite the management's constant meddling with his batting position in the lineup and his role in the side he continues to impress with his sheer consistency.
India beat Australia by 36 runs in Rajkot to level the three-match series 1-1 on Thursday.
KL Rahul played the finisher's role at No.5 in Rajkot and also kept really well in the absence of Rishabh Pant.
The word from the Indian team management after the match was that Shikhar Dhawan is "doing fine" and there is no problems as such.
Virat Kohli was even more happy that KL Rahul batted at No 5 and also kept wickets which will now give India some serious options moving forward.
Rohit had injured his shoulder while making an effort to stop a boundary in the deep. He was replaced by Kedar Jadhav in the field.
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