KL Rahul, who was within the eye of a storm due to his poor type within the lately concluded Test collection towards Australia, made his return with the bat within the first ODI towards the Aussies on Friday.
The batsman placed on an important 75* with Ravindra Jadeja (45) to assist India chase down 189 on the Wankhede after the hosts misplaced the opening 3 wickets.
“Saw three fast wickets, Starc was swinging the ball properly and when he brings the ball again in, he is a harmful bowler. Just tried to play regular cricket pictures. Few boundaries off and that My nervousness was gone. I batted with Shubman, Hardik and Jadeja. The level was that there may very well be some assistance on the wicket however we did not need to go into our shell and dismiss any specific bowler. We needed to remain constructive and Wanted to maintain the free balls away. If we’re good with out footwork, we will do properly and it was enjoyable batting with Jadeja.
He additionally elaborated on how after Jadeja was out within the center, the tried-and-true right-arm-left-arm mixture obtained him some free balls.
“The minute the left-hander got here in, I obtained some free balls. This occurs with the perfect bowlers. The left-hander obtained going and it labored for us. Jaddu batted properly and he works exhausting between the wickets. He is in nice type and he is aware of what to do in such conditions.
The former Test vice-captain additionally talked in regards to the Wankhede pitch and the way Mohammed Shami’s second spell helped flip the match in India’s favour.
He stated, ‘When we began, I didn’t assume that the pitch would assist the bowlers a lot. Once Shami got here again for his second spell, he did wonders. Whichever group desires to win should take wickets within the center overs. When there may be bounce, I like protecting wickets. When it is sluggish and low it’s kind of difficult, it is bodily difficult. The ball was shifting right here and there and I get pleasure from taking part in right here at Wankhede.
India ultimately received by 5 wickets and took a 1–0 lead within the three-match collection. Chasing 189, India had been 16/3 and later at 39/4, however Rahul hit seven fours and a six throughout his 91-ball innings. He added 108 runs for an unbroken sixth wicket partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (45 not out).
Earlier, India dismissed Australia for 188 runs.
Stand-in captain Hardik Pandya received the toss and elected to subject first and his bowling unit, led by Shami (3/17), completed Australia’s innings in simply 35.4 overs on the Wankhede Stadium. Mohammad Siraj additionally obtained three wickets.
Opening instead of the injured David Warner, Mitchell Marsh scored 81 off 65 balls for Australia, however none, together with captain Steve Smith, didn’t make a significant contribution.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
