Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
If the Kannada film industry is looking for a new hero, then KL Rahul has put in a stellar audition as he survived a clear dismissal during the Mullanpur Test against Afghanistan. The incident happened during the 11th over of the match as Ziaur Rahman Sharifi was steaming and delivered one outside off stump.
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Afghanistan had been targeting that line for Rahul early on and the Indian opener was struggling a bit and trying to break free. He went for a cut shot and there was a bit of noise as the ball went into the hands of the Afghan wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai.
The visitors went for the appeal but the umpire and Rahul remained unmoved. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who was at slips, begged his captain Hasmatullah Shahidi to go for the DRS but he decided not to take it.
Once the replay was shown on the big screen, ultraedge showed that there was a clear nick from Rahul, forcing Graeme Swann in commentaries to say that he should be nominated for the Oscar award.
“KL Rahul come here, here is your oscar,” said Swann.
There was another lucky break for Rahul as he was struck on the pads in the 16th over and Afghanistan didn’t go for the appeal. The hawkeye showed that while the impact would have been an umpire’s call, the ball was on its way to hit the stumps.
Despite these moments, Rahul has been solid with his shots and looks set for a big score on the day. Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a 41-run stand before the southpaw was dismissed. Rahul also went past 9000 first-class runs during his knock so far as Afghanistan have been made to rue their blunders.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
