KL Rahul invited to bat first by Jos Buttler, lost KL Rahul cheaply for 5 in the same number of balls.
India got off to a poor start against England in the all important T20 World Cup semifinal being played at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. The Men In Blue, who were invited to bat first by Jos Buttler, lost KL Rahul cheaply for 5 in the same number of balls. However, Virat Kohli along with skipper Rohit Sharma steadied the ship and added 47 runs for the second wicket, before Rohit was dismissed for 27 off 28 balls in the ninth over by Chris Jordan.
However, Rahul had face to wrath of the dissatisfied fans, who took to social media and categorized the opener as a small group bully. The reference turned into made for the 2 consecutive half-centuries Rahul had scored heading into the semifinal. The half-centuries had but come in opposition to Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Here are a few reactions on twitter:
- Minnow Basher KL Rahul is gone, why do Indian team even got openers? just open with Virat and SKY.
- Kl Rahul has to be the most predictable cricketer ever. Man will trash teams like ned and zim but fail when it matters the most