New Delhi, Sports Desk. KL Rahul Statement, IND vs AUS 1st ODI. Team India opener KL Rahul was facing criticism for his poor performance in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the last two matches of this Test series, he was shown the way out of the Indian playing-11, but in the first ODI match played against Australia on March 17, Rahul answered all the critics by scoring a strong half-century.

In the match played at the Wankhede Stadium, KL Rahul became the troubleshooter for Team India and in 39.5 overs, he along with Jadeja gave the team a 5-wicket win. Let us know what Rahul said during the post match presentation after this victory.

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IND vs AUS 1st ODI: What did KL Rahul Say After Playing the Match Winning Innings?

Actually, chasing the target of 189 runs, the Indian team did not have a good start. The team had lost their 3 big wickets early, after that even captain Hardik could not score much runs and returned to the pavilion after scoring 25 runs. At the same time, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja handled the team’s innings and led the team to victory. This was the 13th half-century of Rahul’s ODI career.

In this match, Rahul played a stormy inning of 75 runs in 91 balls, which included 7 fours and 1 six. After playing this match-winning innings, Rahul gave a statement during the post match presentation regarding his and Jadeja’s special strategy. Rahul said,

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Starc Was Getting Swing From the Ball

“Our wickets fell early, Starc was getting swing from the ball. However, the early boundary helped me a lot to get into the set early. Amazing partnership with Jadeja. We were not discussing anything different while playing on the field, our only aim was to score runs on whatever bad ball came. He played a very good innings at that position, he understands his role very well.

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IND vs AUS: India Won the First ODI by 5 Wickets

The first ODI match played between India and Australia in Mumbai was very exciting. In this match, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja played an important role in the victory of Team India. Both the players put together an unbeaten century partnership of 108 runs.

Batting first, the Australian team was reduced to 188 runs in 35.4 overs and the team had set a target of 189 runs in front of India. In response, India won the match by 5 wickets in 39.1 overs.