The first Test match in Bengaluru was disappointing for the Indian team. Team India lost by 8 wickets. KL Rahul has been one of the subject of discussion, as he flopped in both innings. Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium is Rahul’s home ground. Even after this, he could not make any impact with the bat.
After this match, there was a lot of talk of KL Rahul’s retirement from the Test on social media. It’s because of a video. The Indian team lost the match in the first session of the fifth day, when New Zealand players Will Young and Rachin Ravindra were shaking hands with the Indian players after winning the match, KL Rahul was seen touching the ground during this time.
In a short time, this video of Rahul became increasingly viral on social media. Now fans on social media are talking about KL Rahul’s retirement from the Test format. However, no such statement has been revealed from KL Rahul or BCCI yet.
Farewell game
— Arpit Gupta (@mr_arpitgupta) October 20, 2024
KL Rahul’s form in Test cricket has not been anything special this year. Including the match in Bengaluru, he has played a total of 5 Test matches so far, in which he has managed to score only two half-centuries. His scores in these matches were 8, 86, 22, 16, 22 *, 68, 0, 12. Since making his debut against Australia in 2014, he has played 53 matches, scoring 2981 runs with 8 centuries. His best score is 199 runs, made against England in Chennai.
In both innings of the Bangalore Test match, KL Rahul was not able to impress with his performance. In the first innings of the Indian team piled on 46 runs, KL Rahul could not even open the account. He was dismissed after facing 6 balls. In the second innings, when Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan had put the India in a strong position, Rahul was expected to bat well and take the India to a big lead, but it did not happen. Rahul was dismissed after scoring 12 runs in 16 balls.