Lokesh Rahul
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In the first match of the ODI series between India and Australia, Lokesh Rahul scored a brilliant half-century and gave Team India a five-wicket win. After this brilliant innings of Rahul, many veterans praised him. It also included former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad. Prasad tweeted and praised Lokesh Rahul. After this, the fans fiercely shared memes on social media.
Lokesh Rahul had failed to perform well in the first two matches of the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After this Venkatesh Prasad raised questions on his place in the team and he also got into an argument with Aakash Chopra on social media. There was a lot of ruckus on this matter. In the third and fourth matches of the Test series, Gill was given a chance in place of Rahul and in the fourth match, Gill also scored a brilliant century.
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In Wankhed, Lokesh Rahul scored an unbeaten 75 off 91 balls. His innings included seven fours and a six. When he came to bat, India’s score was 16 for three. After this, he returned only after giving victory to Team India. During this, he made two excellent partnerships with Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja.
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After this match Venkatesh Prasad wrote “Great composure under pressure and a brilliant innings from KL Rahul. Ravindra Jadeja played brilliantly and India got a well-deserved win.” After this, the fans enjoyed a lot on social media.
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What happened in the match?
In this match, Australia scored 188 runs while batting first. Mitchell Marsh scored the highest 81 runs. Shami and Siraj took three wickets each for India. After this, they lost four wickets for 39 runs, but due to Lokesh Rahul’s unbeaten 75 and Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 45, Team India won the match by five wickets.
