Zimbabwe's 'support' to KL Rahul before Asia Cup, know what is the matter?
KL Rahul returned to the field after a long time. However, he was a flop in the second ODI against Zimbabwe. Rahul could only score 1 run.
India led by KL Rahul took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series against Zimbabwe. India won the second ODI by 5 wickets and captured the series as well. Batting first, Zimbabwe had given a target of 162 runs to Team India. Which India got 146 balls at the loss of the first 5 wickets. Rahul returned to the field after a long time in this series. However, his brilliance faded. After the victory in the second ODI, Rahul admitted that the series against Zimbabwe is very important for him ahead of the Asia Cup. So that he can return to the rhythm.
Rahul failed in second ODI
However, in the second ODI match, he failed to score big and could only score 1 run. Rahul said that his eyes are on scoring big in the third ODI. India's top order could not work against Zimbabwe and was faltering. However, the captain said that his team is not nervous at all. India had lost its 4 big wickets for just 97 runs. Then Sanju Samson scored 43 runs in 39 balls to make the team 24. Gave victory 2 overs ago.
Wasn't nervous despite falling early wickets
After the match, the captain said that we have depth in our batting and it was good to get opportunities for the middle-order batsmen. He said that we were not nervous. Rahul said that Zimbabwe have excellent bowlers. He bowled well in Bangladesh. They are tall and strong in stature. He said that the challenge was good for us as a batsman, but if we have depth in our batting, then there was nothing to worry about. In the second ODI, Rahul started the innings with Shikhar Dhawan, but his bat could not work. He said that the change in the batting order did not work. I wanted to score some runs but could not. Rahul did not get a chance to bat in the first ODI. Dhawan along with Shubman Gill gave India a 10-wicket victory. For this reason, Rahul did not get a chance to bat in the first match.