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Indian opener KL Rahul faced a batter’s nightmare connected Day 4 of the 2nd Test against West Indies astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi. (BCCI Photo)
NEW DELHI: Indian opener KL Rahul faced a batter’s nightmare connected Day 4 of the 2nd Test against West Indies astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi. On Monday, Rahul was struck painfully connected the protective container by a astir 134 kph nip-backer from Jayden Seales, leaving him grimacing and falling adjacent the transportation successful disposable agony.The incidental occurred connected the 2nd shot of the 3rd over, Rahul’s 5th of the innings. The right-hander was conscionable a fewer milliseconds late, missing the enactment of the delivery, which bushed his wrong borderline and deed flush connected the groin. Rahul instantly dropped his bat, removed his helmet, and fell to the crushed successful excruciating pain.
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The physio attended to him for respective minutes earlier helium managed to get backmost connected his feet. Demonstrating singular resilience, Rahul went connected to people 25 disconnected 54 balls and remained unbeaten astatine stumps.Alongside him, B Sai Sudharsan was unbeaten connected 30, arsenic India closed time 4 astatine 63/1 successful 18 overs, chasing a humble people of 121. Despite the aboriginal dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul and Sudharsan ensured India were well-placed to pursuit down the remaining 58 runs connected Day 5 and implicit a 2-0 bid sweep.The transportation offered dilatory bounce and immoderate turn, but the 2 batters settled into a dependable rhythm, negotiating some gait and rotation without further setbacks.
While the people was small, time 4 served arsenic a reminder that Test cricket often delivers unexpected moments and challenges.Watch the video hereEarlier, West Indies’ Justin Greaves and Jayden Seales had tested India’s patience. With India starting the league with conscionable 1 gaffe and spread-out fields, Seales survived 2 hard chances erstwhile Rahul and Dhruv Jurel failed to clasp catches. Greaves reached his 50 earlier India’s determination to bring backmost Jasprit Bumrah paid dividends, arsenic Seales flicked consecutive to heavy quadrate leg, ending a stubborn last-wicket concern and concluding West Indies’ spirited innings.Though the visitors enactment up resistance, it was insufficient to forestall India from being connected the cusp of a comfy victory, with Day 5 expected to beryllium a formality successful securing the series.
