Regis Chakabva and K. L. Rahul
Reflexes
- India-Zimbabwe second ODI match on Saturday
- India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the first match
- India leads 1-0 in 3-match ODI series
IND vs. ZIM: India performed brilliantly against Zimbabwe in the first match of the 3 match ODI series. The India team dominated Zimbabwe in all departments of the game from start to finish in the match. First, the Indian bowlers led by Deepak Chahar caught him on the cheap and then Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill foiled all his plans with their fine half-centuries. The India team defeated the hosts by 10 wickets in this match held at Harare Sports Club. But due to this tremendous victory, the plan of the selectors of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was also left incomplete.
Rahul made his loss due to draw decision in the first ODI,
In the previous match, the toss was won by Indian captain KL Rahul and he decided to throw first. This was the only mistake that messed up the planning of the Indian cricket think tanks. Because of this decision by Rahul, he didn’t get a chance to test his skill, temperament and fitness with the bat in the crease. In the first match, the Indian team had a target of just 190 runs to win, which was achieved without losing any wickets by the in-form pair Dhawan-Gill. And Rahul kept waiting for his turn.
The selectors’ plan was left incomplete due to Rahul’s decision after the draw
In fact, when the team was selected for the Zimbabwe tour, captain Shikhar Dhawan was appointed. The team was already gone, of which Rahul wasn’t even a part. At the time, the BCCI medical team declared that KL Rahul, who has been out due to injury since IPL 2022, was fit for the match. The board hastily listed him as captain in the Indian team on the tour of Zimbabwe and he landed in Harare the next day. All this exercise was done to give Rahul practice before the Asian Cup, but in the first match the same did not happen to KL. If anyone can be held responsible for this, it is Rahul himself.
Will bat if we win the toss in the next game,
In such a situation, if India wins the toss in the second ODI of the series to be held on Saturday, August 20, then there is no doubt that captain KL Rahul will decide to bat first. He may have won big in the last game while he was batting later, but giving him a big win isn’t the only reason to send him to Zimbabwe. The Asian Cup starts in a week. Rahul hasn’t batted in international cricket for a long time. Hitters may have to struggle with the swing they get in the morning to finish their distance with the bat, but team management will not pass up this opportunity to give them a chance to hit. If it is an international match, then what happened, after all, the question is about KL Rahul’s dress rehearsal for the Asian Cup.
