Former Indian cricket workforce quick bowler Venkatesh Prasad was extraordinarily crucial of KL Rahul when the batsmen did not carry out within the just lately concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, Prasad took to social media on Friday to bathe praises on Rahul after he guided India to victory with a stable 75-run knock within the first ODI encounter. “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,” 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 concerning the change in Prasad’s stance.
Excellent composure beneath stress and an excellent innings by KL Rahul.
Top knock. Great help by Ravindra Jadeja and a great 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 complete of 189, Australia obtained 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 3 runs. Star batter Virat Kohli then got here out to bat. Mitchell Starc delivered a tremendous over throwing deliveries round 145kph and gave India back-to-back two large blows.
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Starc dismissed Kohli for 4 runs whereas right-handed batter Suryakumar Yadav for a Golden Duck. At 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 towards Australia’s world-class tempo assault.
Starc in red-hot kind gave Men 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 large and conceded simply two runs within the twelfth over of the sport.
The India duo rotated the strike brilliantly and gathered runs whereas enjoying boundary photographs at common intervals, easing some stress from the workforce. After 15 over, India’s rating learn 64/4.
Easing some stress 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 Men 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 willpower as he introduced up his thirteenth ODI half-century in 73 balls within the thirty fifth 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 residence with a 5-wicket victory over Australia.
(With ANI inputs)
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