New Delhi: KL Rahul has become a vital contributor in the series of current tests against England, amassing 511 points with an average of 63.88, including two centuries, making him the second largest scorer in the series. Its coherent performance at the top of the Order helped India sail in the transition after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from test cricket, especially to test English conditions.HThe influence was particularly notable during the Manchester test, where he compiled a gravelly 90 balls out of 230, forming a crucial partnership with Captain Shubman Gill who played a key role by helping India to ensure a hard draw.
The outings of senior pillars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had aroused concerns about the ability of India to play in England. However, Rahul, with Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Ravi will ravished Jadeja, intensified to dispel these doubts with compound and determined performance.“At one point, I hope that people will start to give him the respect he deserves. He plays like a tapasvi, a real ascetic in the fold. He may have missed his century, but he was the backbone of the first order of India,” said the former India cricket player, Aakash Chopra, on his YouTube channel.
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Rahul also entered an elite list by becoming only the second Asian opening match after Sunil Gavaskar to score more than 500 points in a single series of tests in England. Gavaskar had achieved the feat with 542 points in 1979.It is also only the second opening match visiting the 21st century to reach this brand, after Graeme Smith in South Africa, which scored 714 points in the 2003 series.The partnership between Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal played a decisive role in the relaxation of the pressure of the absence of Rohit Sharma at the top of the Order.“We expected to miss Rohit at some point, given how good he was here. But Kl Rahul and Yashasvi did incredibly well. They were solid and confident, and it was vital,” added Chopra.Aakash Chopra also congratulated a concentrated and regular approach from Rahul to the fold, stressing how he delivered for India when it counted the most.