Former India player Saba Karim has stated that KL Rahul must be the most disappointed Indian batter after Day 1 of the fourth Test against England as well. He also stated that the only mistake Rahul made led to his dismissal. Rahul also scored 46 runs off 98 balls in India’s first innings of the fourth Test of the series. Team India ended Day 1 (Wednesday, July 23) at 264/4, with Ravindra Jadeja (19* off 37) and Shardul Thakur (19* off 36) in the middle.

During a discussion on Sony Sports, Saba said, “It has been a magnificent series for him. I feel the knock he played today (Wednesday), KL Rahul should be the most disappointed. The ability to pick length was seen once again. He looked fully confident. He made just one mistake, and he got out to that ball. It was the only ball he tried to play slightly away from his body.”

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“He didn’t allow the ball to come close to his body. Generally, the balls he defended and the front-foot drives he hit, he played all of them quite late. Chris Woakes got a little late movement on that ball, because of which KL Rahul’s wicket fell, but it was a solid knock once again, which the Indian team needed,” Saba again shared.

In another discussion on Sony Sports, former India captain Ajay Jadeja added that KL Rahul has been the visitors’ most reliable batter in the ongoing five-match Test series against England.

“He has been the most solid and consistent batter. He is behind two or three players in terms of numbers, but there has been just an odd knock where he has gotten out at the start. He even played a pull shot at the start, and we also saw the cut shot,” he said.

“The way Jaiswal played, either someone had spoken to him or he had thought something. If both batters bat defensively, it becomes easy for the bowlers. So he (Rahul) added another chapter with his knock. (Shubman) Gill has scored the most runs, but Rahul has been the most solid Indian batter for me,” he concluded.