When KL Rahul took the captaincy with Shubman Gill. (Photo -ndy kearns/getty images)
In the first Test match against England, the Indian team lost by five wickets. The English team created a new history by achieving the target of 371 runs. On the last day of this match, the English batsmen took a lot of news of the bowlers of India and scored fast. Especially the way the openers batting, it seemed that England would not win this match by 10 wickets, but during this time something happened in the field, which everyone was shocked to see. KL Rahul, the most experienced player of the Indian team, took command of the team in his hands and started setting the field. Its effect was seen in the second session.
When KL Rahul became captain!
On the fifth day of the Leeds Test, England started their second innings by 21 runs without losing wickets. Docket and Jack Croly became the opening pair, and started scoring runs fast. Meanwhile, a strange incident happened on the field. Team India’s most experienced player KL Rahul appeared set to set the field on the ground. Although it did not affect the batsmen in the first session, but as soon as the game started after the rain stopped in the second session, KL Rahul again took over the responsibility.
Its effect appeared and in the slip off the famous Krishna ball, KL Rahul took a catch of Jack Croly and sent him to the pavilion. This broke the 188 -run partnership. This gave a new force to Team India’s expectations and the first innings century in the next over of Krishna, Oli Pope also returned to the pavilion. All this happened under the leadership of KL Rahul. Former England captain Nasir Hussain is commenting on this.
What did Nasir Hussain say?
The former England captain, who is commenting in the Leeds Test match, said on the matter, “If you look at the ground now and ask who is doing the captaincy, then he will be KL Rahul. At this time he is setting fielding. It is also showing its effect”. KL Rahul has more captaincy experience than Gill and Rishabh Pant. He has captained India in all formats. He is the most experienced player of the team after Ravindra Jadeja.
KL Rahul had said before the series started that he will always be with Gill to help him. Talking to Sony Sports Network, Rahul said that I had spoken to Shubman soon after the announcement of the team. I told him that you will always find me around you.
KL Rahul played a century in the second innings
In the Leeds Test match, KL Rahul started the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. In the first innings, he scored an innings of 42 runs, but in the second innings he scored a brilliant century. He scored 137 runs in 247 balls with the help of 18 fours.
