Rahul Tiwari
khelja|15-10-2024
Team India: After a spectacular victory in the 2-Test series against Bangladesh, Team India now has to play a 3-Test series with New Zealand. For which a 15-member team of Team India has been announced. The Test series to be played between India and New Zealand is to start from October 16.
The first match of the series will be played on Bengaluru ground. Both the teams have reached Bengaluru for the first test match and are practicing vigorously. At the same time, the New Zealand series is very important for a star player of Team India. Because, poor performance in this series can keep that player out of Team India forever.
No changes have been made in Team India for the New Zealand series. Because, the players who got a chance in the Bangladesh Test series. He is the one who has got a place in the team again. Due to which now this could be the last chance for Team India's star batsman KL Rahul.
Because, against Bangladesh, KL Rahul was able to score only 1 run in 4 innings. Whereas his bat remained silent in the remaining 3 innings. Due to which now KL Rahul will have to play some big innings in the 3 test match series against New Zealand to retain his place in the team.
If KL Rahul flops in the Test series against New Zealand then he can be dropped from the next Test series. Team India has to play the next series with Australia. A series of 5 test matches is to be played between Australia and India. Therefore, the New Zealand series could be the last chance for KL Rahul. If Rahul also flops in this series, then young player Sarfaraz Khan may get a chance in his place in the playing 11.
The performance of Team India's 32-year-old batsman KL Rahul has not been anything special in Test cricket. Because, Rahul has batted brilliantly in ODI and T20 formats. But his performance in his Test career has been poor. This is because, till now, Rahul has scored 2969 runs with the help of 8 centuries in 89 innings of 52 Test matches. Whereas he has scored runs at an average of 49 in ODIs. At the same time, in T20 International, he has scored runs at a strike rate of 139.