Indian opener KL Rahul failed to get off the mark in the opening match of two-match Test series on Thursday as he departed for a duck. In the first over of the first innings, KL Rahul left Shanon Gabriel ball alone as he felt the ball would go straight. However, contrary to Rahul’s expectations, the ball came back and trapped him in front of the stumps. West Indies team appealed for out and the on-field umpire raised his finger.
Once given out, Rahul consulted young batsman Prithvi Shaw and went for a review. In the review, it was seen that the ball had touched his knee before hitting the stumps. The umpire did not have to change his decision and India wasted a review.
Here is the video of Rahul’s dismissal.
— Kabali of Cricket (@KabaliOf) October 4, 2018
Here is how Twitter reacted after KL Rahul departed cheaply:
Life Of KL Rahul
Utho
Nahao
Khao
Review waste Karo
So Jao— akajhonnydepp (@johnnydepp0089) October 4, 2018
2016 – Eng Toured Ind
KL Rahul Duck Out In 1st Match2017 – SL Toured Ind
KL Rahul Duck Out In 1st Match2018 – WI Toured Ind
KL Rahul Duck Out In 1st Match— CricBeat (@Cric_beat) October 4, 2018
Meanwhile KL Rahul was seen massaging Kolly to secure his place in the next match as well. – Sources#INDvWI
— AMOL (@Imamol97) October 4, 2018
KL Rahul the mystery continues 🔥
— Ritika (@RitikaSays) October 4, 2018
KL Rahul’s Last 4 Test Series
vs WI, Eng, SA, SL
Got Duck Out 1 Time In All 4 Series!
— Cricbuzz (@FaaST_CricBuzz) October 4, 2018
KL Rahul missed a golden opportunity today to score big 💯.
Congratulations Prithvi Shaw for your superb century in your debut match.
Congratulations Pujara & Kohli for your double 💯.
And I’m thinking why India is playing Test against such a weak team. #INDvWI
— Sonali Sharma🤦 (@imSonaliS) October 4, 2018
@BCCI KL Rahul duck out #INDvWI
That’s what happen when you give more chances to reserved player instead of deserved player (Karun nayar ,Rohit Sharma)#Shame— Ajit Kulkarni (@AjitKulkarni167) October 4, 2018
The last Indian opener before KL Rahul to get out for a duck against West Indies at home was Sanjay Bangar (in Kolkata, 2002). #INDvWI
— Star Sports (@Starsports_six) October 4, 2018
Kl Rahul has been consistently inconsistent be it home or away #INDvWI #KLRahul
— Rocket_ singh (@Rocket_si) October 4, 2018
Oh yeh ..because he wanted someone in the team that virat doesn’t .. typical fan boy ..oh btw how is KL Rahul doing? Wasting more reviews ?
— NoMan (@TtUu54953932) October 4, 2018
Why players taking review when they know they are out…. As in case of KL Rahul…showing his body language #asktheexperts
— Rohit Chhikara (@chhikara_vicky) October 4, 2018
Life of KL Rahul:
Birth
Get out to inswinging delivery
Waste a review
Death— C/S (@LordShastri) October 4, 2018
Earlier on Thursday, after finally winning a toss, Indian skipper Virat Kohli opted to bat first in the first Test of two-match series. The match is being played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot.
Teams:
Windies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Sunil Ambris, Shane Dowrich(w), Keemo Paul, Devendra Bishoo, Sherman Lewis, Shannon Gabriel
India (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav