India vs West Indies: KL Rahul hits first ODI hundred since tourney 2019

Kl Rahul hit his third ODI hundred against the Indies on Wed to administer the hosts a solid begin in a very must-win match against the Caribbeans in Visakhapatnam.

In a file photo of K L Rahul.

India opener KL Rahul on Wednesday scored his third ODI hundred to assist his team cruise towards a robust total against archipelago within the second match at Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket sports stadium in Visakhapatnam.

Rahul's hundred came off 102 balls with the assistance of eight boundaries and 3 sixes. The Vizag effort is additionally Rahul's initial ODI hundred since his match-winning ton against Ceylon within the tourney 2019.

This has been a top-quality knock by KL Rahul. And this knock of his has additionally helped Rohit to play his natural game. At the time of writing the Asian nations were going sturdy at 220/0 when being the place to bat initially by Kieron Pollard.

KL Rahul combined with Rohit Sharma to place a dominant double-century gap sub a must-win match for the hosts. The right-hander signaled his positive intent before long as he hit Jason Holder for the first six within the sixth over - courtesy poor deliveries from Windies all arounder. Rahul has been additional aggressive than Rohit these days.

Soon enough, Rahul hit debutant Khary state capital out of the attack by depositing him within the stands in ordered overs before smashing another boundary within the spinner's next over.

This century can offer much confidence to the young Indian opener, who has not been able to justify his superior skill with the bat within the 50-over format of the sport.

However, Rahul has been a delight to look at within the shortest format of the sport within a previous couple of months, be it within the international circuit or domestic. His last four outings within the T20I browse fifty-two (35), 62 (40), 11 (11), ninety-one (91) and his T20I average is forty-three.76, second solely to Asian nation skipper Virat Kohli (52.66).

India-ranked second in ODIs- square measure desirous to avoid a series defeat against an aspect that is seven spots lower to them. The record of the boys in Blue has been outstanding reception within the previous couple of years and it might be a touch of humiliation if they are going down against a young Caribbean aspect.

Earlier, archipelago captain Pollard won the toss and elected to bowl. archipelago two-handed an ODI debut to spinner Khary state capital. Shivam Dube was replaced by Shardul Thakur within the Asian nation squad.