On Sunday, October 8, India and Australia engaged in a thrilling low-scoring match at Chepauk during the ODI World Cup 2023. KL Rahul With a pivotal 165-run partnership, Rahul and Virat Kohli guided India to a six-wicket victory as the ‘Men in Blue’ recovered from a hazardous 2/3 position and went on to successfully chase down the 200-run total.
When Kohli was out for 85 runs off of 116, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya helped the team finish the game with 8.4 overs remaining. Due to his undefeated 97 off 115 balls, the Karnataka hitter was named Player of the Match. Three of India’s first four batters were out in the first couple of overs of the run chase, and he joked that he was trying to catch his breath when he came to the wicket.
“Honestly, there wasn’t much conversation. Having just taken a shower, I was simply trying to catch my breath. I had planned on taking a good half-hour or hour’s break, kicking my feet up, and relaxing. There was a little rush, but I was there quickly.
KL Rahul remarked when he accepted the Player of the Match trophy at the post-game presentation ceremony, “I was just trying to catch my breath.
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The 31-year-old said that Kohli instructed him to wait it out and play like a Test cricket player to fend off the Australian bowlers, who had their tails up on a pitch that was giving them a lot of assistance.
“Virat mentioned that the surface is very supportive, and [we] just need to play decent shots and play like it’s Test cricket for a while and see how it goes. After making a strong start in the ODI World Cup 2023, the wicketkeeper-batter continued, “That was primarily the plan, and delighted that we could do the job for the squad.
Rahul has been playing ODI cricket this year in outstanding form. The right-handed batter has 628 runs in 13 innings at an astounding average of 78.50 and a respectable strike rate of 86.5. In this time, he has one century and five half-centuries.
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