It has never been an easy job for captains to accurate DRS calls as they have to rely on the other fielders. However, India’s stand-in skipper, KL Rahul predicted the inside edge correctly on an LBW appeal against Bangladesh but it all went in vain as a fielder convinced him to go for the review. After taking a sizeable lead of 87 runs in the first innings, India left Bangladesh reeling at 70/4 on day 3 at one point in time.
Zakir Hasan was the only fighter for the host against the discipline Indian bowlers as he scored fifty but was dismissed at 51 later in the day. Apart from bowling very well, the Indian team has been pretty accurate around the DRS calls throughout the game and KL Rahul also did one such spot-on judgment. However, it all went in vain as one of the fielders convinced him to go for the review, which eventually turned out to be a wrong decision.
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Jaydev Unadkat was bowling the 37th over of the innings and he bowled a delivery that jagged back into Zakir Hasan. The ball struck the pads of the batter and there was a loud appeal from the Indian players. Jaydev Unadkat and Rishabh Pant showed huge excitement but the umpire had no intention of giving it out. KL Rahul stepped in and he was telling the teammates that there was a clear inside edge.
However, there was a twist in the tale as the bowled convinced KL Rahul to take the DRS. The skipper eventually obliged and went for the review but the slow-motion replay clearly showed a big spike on UltraEdge. The review proved Rahul’s judgment to be correct. He was disappointed after the visitors lost the review and expressed his displeasure immediately.
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KL Rahul was seen tapping both his hands on his head conveying himself to be firmer with his judgment and back it with actions. Twitterati was quick to notice Rahul’s incredible skills and praised him for spotting the inside edge.
Here is how the Indian fans reacted to the incident:
— MINI BUS 2022 (@minibus2022) December 24, 2022
Courtesy: Great KL Rahul https://t.co/WdIWSU4Zh2
— srikrishna 🏏🏀 (@1998Srikrishna) December 24, 2022
Rule no. 1 For Indian Captain:
Never take a DRS on pant's Advice#RishabhPant #KLRahul #INDvBAN #IndVSBan review
— The Analyst (@Sharmaji_011) December 24, 2022
Super DRS Baaga Teeskunnadu @klrahul 🙏
— SATISH 🇮🇳 (@satishkotagiri1) December 24, 2022
KL Rahul should take pant decision into account more often in reviews…..he got the best view
Pant is asking not to take review and KL goes with bowler,happening many times
— Shinzo (@shinzohattori5) December 24, 2022
That review sums up KL Rahul – the cricketer. Knew there was an edge but didn't trust himself. Lack of conviction and self belief.
Shouldn't even care about Siraj, Ashwin and Virat's opinion while taking review.
— ∆nkit🏏 (@CaughtAtGully) December 24, 2022
KL Rahul shld be the most undeserving Indian Cricketer to don the captaincy ever. Does not earn it based on achievement or capability. Pujara & Ashwin are more qualified. KL factor is intriguing. He cannot even walk into the team as a batsman 5 out of 8 yrs avg below 25
— Krish Ramkumar (@krish_ramkumar) December 24, 2022
KL Rahul suggested there was bat involved and yet was forced into a review. Ummm. #INDvBAN #BANvsIND
— Aakash Sivasubramaniam (@aakashs26) December 24, 2022
Gems of KL Rahul:
Lost all the reviews in less than 37 overs of game 😁
— चेतक (@CheTak__) December 24, 2022
