The National Cricket Academy was witness to an unusual battle recently during a net session as India’s deputy skipper, KL Rahul was seen facing the legendary seamer, Jhulan Goswami. The video has been making waves around the internet, making people marvel over the rare cricketing combination. The fans don’t often get to see women cricketers interact with male counterparts owing to completely different schedules and professional commitments.
To see them battle each other on the field and hone their skills together is an even rarer sight but one the world was privileged to get access to recently. A video from the nets of the National Cricket Academy has been going viral on social media in which KL Rahul can be seen facing all-time great Jhulan Goswami for a few deliveries.
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The first delivery in the clip is a full one just outside off which KL Rahul manages to drive elegantly towards covers. Goswami then proceeds to bowl a length ball, enabling the flamboyant Indian batter to rock up on his back foot and fiercely cut the ball away square of the wicket.
Here is the video of the incident:
K L Rahul is batting and Jhulan Goswami is bowling.
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KL Rahul is recovering from surgery for a sports hernia because of which he has been missing action since the end of IPL 2022. He has missed 12 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and a Test over the last two months but has now undergone a successful surgery in Spain and will be expected to make a comeback in the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
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What better way to get back in shape than to face off against the 6th-ranked Women’s ODI bowler in the world who holds the record for most WODI wickets in the history of the game. Meanwhile, Goswami meanwhile has not clad the Indian jersey since March, having last featured in a dismal Women’s World Cup campaign. The star-pacer only plies her trade in the longer formats now, having retired from T20Is four years ago.
It was quite a pleasant joy to watch two big names in the Indian circle facing each other, giving the fans something to cheer on a cricket-less day.
