



Chasing a target of 189, India were 16/3 and subsequently 39/4 but Rahul held his nerves during a 91-ball knock that had seven fours and a six.
Gill (103 batting) and Cheteshwar Pujara (42) stitched a 113-run partnership before the latter was trapped leg-before by spinner Todd Murphy. Australia had made 480 in their first innings. The hosts still trail the Steve Smith-led side by 292 runs.
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Rahul's continued inclusion in the Indian Test side has provoked intense debate; are the selectors right to stand by the misfiring opener?
'Venky bhai, msgs are getting lost in translation. You here. Me on YT. I invite you to come on a video chat… we can do it live,' former cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra tweeted.
Venkatesh Prasad said he found it funny for Aakash Chopra to call views contrary to his own "personal agenda" when he has made a career out of airing his views as a commentator.
Head coach Rahul Dravid said that the team management would like to give him a longer run.
KL Rahul is not the first Indian cricket to have polarised the opinion of fans. Before Rahul, fans were divided over former skipper and coach Ravi Shastri's form and "slow batting".
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Venkatesh Prasad described KL Rahul's performance as "consistently inconsistent" and said he couldn't think of anyone else who got as many chances as he did.
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Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are also not part of the shortest format and there is an indication that the duo along with Rohit might not be picked again keeping 2024 T20 World Cup in mind.
Skipper Rahul never looked assured in the middle and was dismissed on the front foot in the two innings against Bangladesh
Having already lost the ODI series, the Indian team will need to win its next six Test matches (two in Bangladesh and four vs Australia at home) to remain in contention for a top-two spot in the World Test Championship points table.
Rahul has sporadically kept wickets and batted in middle-order back in 2021 and in the first ODI against Bangladesh, he did don the big gloves apart from scoring 73 runs.
T20 World Cup 2022: Social media users trolled KL Rahul after India's semifinal loss to England with e-commerce brand Myntra sharing a meme on his failure.
T20 World Cup: England set up a final date with Pakistan in a repeat of the 1992 ODI World Cup final as they coasted to a 10-wicket victory over India on Sunday.
Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul scored blistering half-centuries as India posted 186 for five in their last Group 2 match.
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3732 | 124 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3581 | 116 |
| 3 | England | 4469 | 112 |
| 4 | India | 4064 | 104 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 2409 | 96 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 2364 | 88 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 2050 | 82 |
| 8 | West Indies | 2036 | 70 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1888 | 63 |
| 10 | Ireland | 185 | 23 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 208 | 12 |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 62 | 10 |