Harbhajan Singh heaps praise on KL Rahul for his match-winning knock against Australia in first ODI
Harbhajan Singh, KL Rahul (Image Credit: Twitter)
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has applauded KL Rahul for his match-winning knock in the first ODI against Australia. Coming to bat at number five, the latter played a steady knock after early wickets and guided his team to a five-wicket victory.
This was knock was also important for Rahul looking at his current form in international cricket. The right-hander hasn’t been in great touch with the bat for the past few months. He was dropped from the playing XI for the last two Tests against Australia. KL was also removed from the vice-captaincy last month when the ODI squad for the series was announced.
Meanwhile, Singh took to social media to appraise Rahul for his splendid knock. The former also mentioned Ravindra Jadeja who remained unbeaten with Rahul as India chased 189 runs after a disastrous start. Along with Jadeja, the former Indian cricketer also praised Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj for their great bowling.
“Bola tha na bandhe mai hai Dum well done @klrahul good to see you scoring runs and winning the first odi for team India 🇮🇳 way to go 👍 Top stuff Jadeja with the ball and bat… well bowled @MdShami11 @mdsirajofficial @imjadeja.” Harbhajan wrote on his Twitter.
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India won the game after a disastrous start
Talking about the match, Australia was bowled out for 188 runs while batting first in Mumbai. The visitors were looking to get a big total, powered by Mitchell Marsh’s splendid knock of 81 runs off 65 balls. Marsh smashed 10 fours and five sixes during his innings. After that, the Aussie innings started to collapse and they went on to lose the last eight wickets for just 59 runs. Siraj and Shami took three wickets each for the Men In Blue while Jadeja took scalped two wickets. Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav shared a wicket each.
Coming to chase the winning total, the home team didn’t have a great start as they lost four wickets for just 39 runs inside 11 overs. After that, KL Rahul took the charge and added 44 runs with Hardik Pandya for the fifth wicket. After the latter’s dismissal, Rahul and Jadeja put up an unbeaten partnership of 108 runs to win the game for India. Rahul remained unbeaten on 75 runs off 91 balls hitting seven fours and a maximum, while Jadeja scored 45 off 69 balls including five boundaries. India scored 191 for 5 in 39.5 overs and took a lead of 1-0 in a three-match series.
