Ahead of India’s ODI series against England starting in Nagpur on Thursday, the hosts’ need to decide who between KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant is their first-choice wicketkeeper-batter.
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday confirmed his availability for Mumbai’s next round Ranji Trophy clash against Jammu & Kashmir, starting January 23 at the BKC Ground in Mumbai.
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After his failure to replicate the success of Perth in Adelaide, there were growing calls of dropping K L Rahul back to No.6, but the Karnataka right-hander continued to enjoy the backing of the team management, and walked out as the opener at the Gabba.
India’s Test stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara has voiced his support for KL Rahul to retain his place at the top of the order, even suggesting that Rohit Sharma could move down to No.3 to accommodate him for the day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval, starting December 6.
Chasing 169 for a win, Mumbai Indians were in a good position after the powerplay and despite losing Ishan Kishan, had Rohit Sharma batting well and their in-form batter Suryakumar Yadav in the middle. The loss of concentration in the middle overs however, eventually led to the team's 8th consecutive loss.
The disappointing run in the TATA IPL 2022 continues for the Mumbai Indians who have become the first team to have lost 8 consecutive matches from the start of the season and are out of contention for the playoffs as well.
Rahul's team-mate Marcus Stoinis has also been reprimanded for breaching the Indian Premier League's Code of Conduct during the same match.
Born on 18 April 1992, in Karnataka's Mangalore, Rahul is currently the vice-captain of the India national team in all formats and also the skipper of the IPL team Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
KL Rahul (122*) and Ajinkya Rahane (40*) are unbeaten at the crease and India would be hoping for a strong show from the batters on Day 2.
