ICC World Cup 2023: Rahul’s rare trait!
Updated On: 21 October, 2023 07:58 AM IST | Pune | R Kaushik
India wicketkeeper-batsman KL displays empathy towards teammate Kohli, egging him on to get 48th ODI ton after securing match against Bangladesh
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India’s Virat Kohli (right) and KL Rahul after the win over Bangladesh at MCA International Stadium in Pune on Thursday. Pic/Getty Images
Thursday was a night to remember for KL Rahul. The one-time all-format vice-captain, who now figures only in the 50-over scheme of things, was terrific behind the stumps with the highlight being a flying left-handed catch to account for Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and excellent in front of it, but it is in his exhortation of Virat Kohli to go for his hundred that his leadership and one-for-all, all-for-one credentials shone through.
Rahul in fine touch
The Indian think-tank gave Rahul the longest of ropes to recover from thigh surgery in May and he hit his straps immediately upon his reintegration with the side, at the Asia Cup in Colombo last month. Rahul has extended the form he showed in Sri Lanka to the World Cup, his beautifully crafted unbeaten 97 kicking off India’s winning streak against Australia in Chennai when, chasing 200 for victory, India slumped to two for three.
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