'KL was excellent in nullifying that early threat and played very straight.'
Team India touched down in Manchester on Sunday ahead of the must-win fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and West Indies in New Delhi on Friday.
On a surface offering little assistance for bowlers, South Africa's top order had frittered away starts but number seven Muthusamy marshalled a lower-order surge with a composed 109.
The 26 year old rued the dropped catches, which ultimately cost India the match and the series.
'He wanted to be there early. He wanted to play the side game (India A tour game).'
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul on Sunday said panic has not set within his team after two successive defeats, but stressed on the need to have some tough conversations within the group.
Fit-again KL Rahul will get much-needed game time ahead of the Asia Cup.
Rahul shared a picture on Instagram where he can be seen sharpening his skills ahead of the opening match.
Senior India opener KL Rahul was on Tuesday ruled out of the two-Test series against New Zealand due to a muscle strain in his left thigh.
Images from Day 2 of the 1st Test between India and West Indies in Ahmedabad
Patidar was dropped thrice on the day en route his hundred and Rahul was livid with his team's fielding.
BCCI Medical Team has assessed KL Rahul and cleared him to play in the upcoming three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe.
KL Rahul's prolonged slump in form is likely to cost him his place for the third Test
'I wasn't among the runs but the pitch was good and I made the most of it'
Images from Day 1 of the second Test between India and South Africa, in Guwahati, on Saturday.
'...When you come back home, when there's three spinners playing and the field's spread out, you really need to get your runs with singles. The boundaries don't come that easily.'
Rahul said that he has learnt that getting back to form is not as easy as one thinks.
This happened following India's practice session that saw both India's senior batters hit the nets at the Optus Stadium.
Assessing Sai Sudharsan's temperament and Nitish Kumar Reddy's utility in home conditions would be topmost on India's checklist when the high-on-confidence hosts take on a floundering West Indies
Jaiswal ticked a box in the third ODI with his maidan ton and Ruturaj Gaikwad chipped in with a hundred at Raipur, leaving Gambhir pleased as punch.
After England were dismissed for a massive 669 runs, pacer Chris Woakes handed early an early jolt to bring the crowds to their feet.
Karnataka on Tuesday named internationals K L Rahul, Prasidh Krishna, and Karun Nair in the probables list for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season.
'Watching him bat this innings is like watching the MCC coaching manual in action.'
Senior opener and first-choice vice-captain KL Rahul is expected to reclaim his place back in the Indian team along with seamer Deepak Chahar when the squad will be selected for the Asia Cup on August 8.
K L Rahul made a solid 74 before retiring hurt as India remained on course to chase a formidable 412-run target set by Australia A on day three of the second unofficial Test in Lucknow on Thursday.
In a moment of poor judgment, Pant tapped the ball towards Ben Stokes at cover and set off for a non-existent single-only to be run out, leaving India at 248 for 5.
'It (the pitch) wasn't free-flowing. You felt comfortable, but the scoreboard wasn't going anywhere.'
India's Asia-Cup-bound squad have started reaching Bengaluru for a 6-day conditioning camp that starts on Thursday at the Karnataka State Cricket Association's campus
The Indian team also made history at Headingley in the series opener, with five centuries scored in a Test match.
Shubman Gill might just want to be fit enough to bat, as even a half-fit skipper is seen as more effective than Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran or Sarfaraz Khan.
Kaif also questioned Gill's tactical choices on debut, especially the call to leave out Kuldeep -- a bowler capable of turning games in Australia's own backyard.
Buzz has it that Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul have been dating each other. Despite their public appearances, the two have neither denied nor confirmed their relationship.
KL Rahul becomes second India batter after Vengsarkar to score more than one Test ton at Lord's
Rahul had suffered the debilitating injury during the IPL, which later necessitated surgery in London.
India skipper Virat Kohli operates at 200 per cent and has the unbelievable ability to inspire his teammates to do the same, reckons stylish batsman KL Rahul.
Application required in Test cricket was missing, says Kumble after India's batting collapse
There has been a lot of talk going around KL Rahul's poor form and ahead of the third Test, former India coach Ravi Shastri opened up on Rahul's struggles.
Sai Sudharsan pulled off a jaw-dropping catch on Day 2.
Sunil Gavaskar wants KL Rahul to open in place of an out-of-form Prithvi Shaw
