A lot can happen in a week. K.L. Rahul entered the ODI series against Australia unsure of his spot in the batting order, and by the end of it, he has emerged as India’s most preferred wicketkeeper-batsman.
It all started by accident. In the first ODI at Mumbai, first-choice wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant left the field after being hit on the helmet by Australian pacer Pat Cummins, forcing Rahul to don the gloves. Despite his limited experience behind the stumps, Rahul was up to the task.
Upping the ante
Rahul upped the ante in the second ODI, showing great reflexes and presence of mind to effect a smart stumping to remove skipper Aaron Finch. He shone with the bat as well, smashing a 52-ball 82 in an unfamiliar three-drop spot, to go with his 47 at one-drop in the previous match.
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