After Rishabh Pant got injured during the last match between India and Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai it was KL Rahul who stepped into the shoes of the wicket-keeper batsman for the second ODI at the Saurashtra Cricket Association, Rajkot. Now, in the second match, KL Rahul impressed the fans with his amazing glove work to dismiss the Australian captain Aaron Finch. KL Rahul pulled off an MS Dhoni during the game, thus leaving the Twitterati in awe. India vs Australia, Cricket Score 2nd ODI Match.
While a few netizens compared KL Rahul with MS Dhoni, a few others labelled him a better wicket-keeper than Rishabh Pant. The dismissal happened when the local boy Ravindra Jadeja was handling the bowling duties as it tossed it up and lured the batsman to play a big shot. The ball got edged outside and went to the keeper. KL Rahul’s lightning-quick stumping helped India get the second wicket as Aaron Finch for out on 33 runs. The netizens praised KL Rahul for the stumping. First, check out the video below:
That ultra-fast stumping from KL Rahul https://t.co/GGct9RqhX8 via @bcci
— @Rakesh (@Rakesh47487280) January 17, 2020
Tweets:
#TeamIndia strike thanks to a brilliant @klrahul11 whose sharp work behind the stumps finds Finch inches short of the crease. #TeamIndia #INDvAUS
Details - https://t.co/X1Mmf07ML0 pic.twitter.com/ZLF6VdMiLI
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 17, 2020
The future
KL the future 😍 #INDvAUS
— Super V (@fanny_magnet_) January 17, 2020
Next MS Dhoni
KL Rahul is the next MS Dhoni#IndvAus
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 17, 2020
Great form!
@klrahul11 This guy is in form of his life .. Classy shots and cracker of innings to take India to the good score .. No wonder he must be regular in playing XI .. 😀😀 #INDvAUS
— Deepak (@deepak_nanban) January 17, 2020
Top Class Stumping
Rahul Has Done It TopClass Stumping 😍 💥👌#INDvAUS https://t.co/LPbgwpUTbq
— Vineeth (@VTweets07) January 17, 2020
Rishabh Pant After Watching KL Rahul
Rishab Pant after watching KL Rahul's brilliant batting and stumping.#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/kttteVlgm3
— Farrago Abdullah (@abdullah_0mar) January 17, 2020
Better than Pant
KL Rahul proving himself a better wicket than Pant 😂😂#INDvAUS
— Arzun (@arzun_c) January 17, 2020
Comparison between Pant & KL
Rahul better keeper than Pant#INDvAUS
— Sunil Singh (@Sunil_1984_) January 17, 2020
Talking about the hosts, the team had a series of prolific batting performances to flaunt. Three Indian batsmen scored a half-century. This included KL Rahul (80), Shikhar Dhawan (96) and Virat Kohli (78). The Indians made a total of 340 runs and so far the Aussies have lost a couple of wickets. Steve Smith has scored a half-century and is batting alongside Marnus Labuschange.
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