KL Rahul, the top batsman for India, regained his mojo with the willow and scored unbeaten 75 runs off 91 balls in a tricky chase to help the Men in Blue defeat Australia.
When KL Rahul delivered a masterful innings, former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad abruptly changed his tune and praised the star batsman for his cool-headed performance as opposed to his earlier remarks, in which he questioned Rahul’s inclusion in the playing X1 and suggested that Shubhman Gill should be given more opportunities.
When Rahul scored the winning runs and formed a strong partnership with star all-arounder Ravindra Jadeja, who scored unbeaten 45 runs, together they added up to 106 runs for the sixth wicket, which ultimately won the game for India.
Excellent composure under pressure and a brilliant innings by KL Rahul.
Top knock. Great support by Ravindra Jadeja and a good win for India.#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/tCs74rBiLP— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) March 17, 2023
The moment, Venkatesh Prasad shared this tweet, fans started reacting on social media where one user wrote “Party Kitne jaldi badal diye sir”
— Er Mujib Ansari🇮🇳 (@MujibAnsariMBA) March 17, 2023
Another user wrote “Paltna koi Prasad sir se seekhey”
— Savage (@arcomedys) March 17, 2023
There was another comment from Twitter user sharing the famous dialogues “Nahi Jhut Bol Raha Hain”
So great of you to praise him silencing everyone who thought you are biased. You just stand for cricket and the country..
The know was superb and we took a 1 up in series..— Anoop Mundhra (@anoopmundhra) March 17, 2023
There is other section of people who appreciated him for being vocal about Indian cricket where they wrote ” Venkatesh sir you are not biased you have proved it the reason you appreciate and criticise players keeping interest of Indian cricket at mind. Kudos to you sir”
7⃣5⃣* Runs
9⃣1⃣ Balls
7⃣ Fours
1⃣ SixThat was one brilliant knock in the chase from @klrahul 👌 👌 #TeamIndia | #INDvAUS
Watch 🎥 🔽https://t.co/ii33uhbPv1
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 17, 2023
Talking about the pace of the game, Australia batted first and scored 188 runs in response Men in Blue was looking confident initially but in quick instance starc, clinched back to back wickets including Kishan, Kohli and Surya Kumar Yadav.
#TeamIndia go 1⃣-0⃣ up in the series! 👏 👏
An unbeaten 1⃣0⃣8⃣-run partnership between @klrahul & @imjadeja as India sealed a 5⃣-wicket win over Australia in the first #INDvAUS ODI 👍 👍
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/BAvv2E8K6h @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/hq0WsRbOoC
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 17, 2023
Once Gill was dismissed for 45 runs and 4 wickets, India was in trouble. Pandya came in and quietly began developing India’s innings alongside Rahul. After Pandya was dismissed, it was up to Jadeja and Rahul to ensure that India won this game and extended the three-match series lead by 1-0 and this victory will give them immense confidence ahead of 2nd match which will be played in Andhra Pradesh.