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Former Indian cricket workforce quick bowler Venkatesh Prasad was extraordinarily essential of KL Rahul when the batsmen didn’t carry out within the just lately concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Nevertheless, Prasad took to social media on Friday to bathe praises on Rahul after he guided India to victory with a strong 75-run knock within the first ODI encounter. “Wonderful composure below strain and a superb innings by KL Rahul. High knock. Nice assist by Ravindra Jadeja and a very good win for India. #INDvAUS,” he tweeted. The tweet shortly went viral on Twitter and cricket followers didn’t miss the chance to come back up hilarious feedback and memes in regards to the change in Prasad’s stance.
Wonderful composure below strain and a superb innings by KL Rahul.
High knock. Nice assist by Ravindra Jadeja and a very good win for India.#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/tCs74rBiLP— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) March 17, 2023
Rahul starred for India along with his unbeaten knock of 75 runs off 91 deliveries whereas Jadeja slammed essential 45* runs. For Australia Mitchell Starc bagged three whereas Marcus Stoinis scalped two wickets.
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Defending a small whole of 189, Australia acquired off to a terrific begin and gave India an early blow within the second over of the sport. Marcus Stoinis drew first blood as he dismissed Ishan Kishan for Three runs. Star batter Virat Kohli then got here out to bat. Mitchell Starc delivered a nice over throwing deliveries round 145kph and gave India back-to-back two huge blows.
Behind the scenes pic.twitter.com/iAlyDnv940
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Starc dismissed Kohli for Four runs whereas right-handed batter Suryakumar Yadav for a Golden Duck. On the time of the powerplay, India’s rating learn 20/3.
On Starc’s hat-trick ball, new batter KL Rahul drove it pristinely by covers for a boundary. Indian batters struggled to attain runs in opposition to Australia’s world-class tempo assault.
Starc in red-hot kind gave Males in Blue one other blow as he despatched opener Shubman Gill packing for 20, leaving India reeling 39/4.
Gill’s wicket invited the captain Hardik Pandya to the crease who opened his account with a deep backward boundary.
Sean Abbott delivered a terrific over as he didn’t let the India duo of Rahul and Pandya rating huge and conceded simply two runs within the 12th over of the sport.
The India duo rotated the strike brilliantly and gathered runs whereas taking part in boundary pictures at common intervals, easing some strain from the workforce. After 15 over, India’s rating learn 64/4.
Easing some strain from the workforce Pandya and Rahul slammed Australian bowlers for boundaries. Stoinis gave struggling India one other blow as he eliminated Pandya for 25, leaving Males in Blue reeling at 83/5 in 19.2 overs.
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja then got here out to bat. The duo of Jadeja and Rahul slammed Australian bowlers throughout the bottom whereas piling singles.
Rahul displayed nice resilience and dedication as he introduced up his 13th ODI half-century in 73 balls within the 35th over of the sport. The Indian pair hammered Adam Zampa for 17 runs with the assistance of 1 4 and a most.
The duo saved taking singles and introduced up their 100-run partnership stand in 120 deliveries. Jadeja then slammed Starc for 2 boundaries and guided his workforce house with a 5-wicket victory over Australia.
(With ANI inputs)
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