In the IND vs. SA ODI decider match, KL Rahul gets out against the run of play
The captain of Indian cricket team KL Rahul departed against the run of play in the ODI series in a decided match against South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl on Thursday, December 21.
The right-handed batsman lost his wicket for 21 runs in 35 balls, including two boundaries. He failed to consolidate despite getting a decent start but shared a partnership of 52 runs with Sanju Samson after early blows.
During his knock, Rahul also became the second Indian wicketkeeper and batsman in 14 years after Mahendra Singh Dhoni to score 1000 ODI runs in a calendar year.
For the uninitiated, the dismissal of all of Rahul took place in the 19th over of the India inning. Wiaan Mulder bowled a length ball on the legs, and Rahul tried to pull. The wicketkeeper and batsman, however, under edged the ball, and the ball lobbed off the thigh pad and straight into the hands of wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen, who completed an easy catch.