Ok.L. Rahul’s exuberant celebration on Thursday, impressed by a scene from Kannada superhit film ‘Kantara’, revealed what the knock meant to him.
Rahul’s unbeaten 93 in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru was particular for a lot of causes.
For starters, the chase masterclass got here in his dwelling floor, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. “Mera ground hai ye (This is my ground),” a happy Rahul informed Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel.
The Karnataka cricketer took on immense strain with ease, bailing DC out of bother and to a well-known win.
Save for a robust probability put down by Rajat Patidar when Rahul was on 5, it was an unblemished essay. With Tristan Stubbs dropping anchor, Rahul took it upon himself to speed up when the required fee climbed.
In some methods, Rahul’s exploits have been a reminder of what RCB missed. Rahul may have effectively turned out within the purple and yellow jersey this season had RCB aggressively pursued his providers within the 2025 IPL public sale.
RCB batting coach Dinesh Karthik placed on a courageous face when requested if his staff would have favored to have Rahul of their facet. “In every game, there’s going to be some player who is going to do well. We can’t keep missing everyone who does well against us. But if you watch the auction, we did go for Rahul,” Karthik stated.
The 32-year-old Rahul can undoubtedly stroll into the eleven of any staff. Perhaps essentially the most versatile Indian batter, Rahul has excelled as an opener and at quantity 4. This flexibility has given DC the prospect to tinker with the staff composition with out worry.
Rahul’s inventory as a T20 cricketer is thru the roof, and DC is about to revenue.
Published – April 11, 2025 08:30 pm IST
