KL Rahul last 10 innings: The Indian vice-captain couldn’t capture an opportunity to score against a comparatively weaker opposition.
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During the 23rd match of the ongoing eighth edition of ICC T20 World Cup between India and Netherlands in Sydney, India vice-captain KL Rahul has flopped for the second consecutive time in the tournament.
Yet another cautious start by the Indian opening batters didn’t reap fruits as Rahul became the first batter to be dismissed after not being able to generate any momentum.
It all happened on the fourth delivery of the third over when Rahul missed a flick off Netherlands pacer Paul van Meekeren to being struck on the pads straightaway.
A call which could’ve gone either way went against Rahul on this particular occasion. Initially interested to challenge the umpire’s decision, Rahul walked up to captain Rohit Sharma to discuss about a review.
However, the skipper and his deputy opted to decide against taking a review. It is noteworthy that Rahul would’ve survived had he opted for a review because replays confirmed that the ball would’ve missed the stumps.
KL Rahul last 10 innings T20 innings score list (updated on November 10, 2022)
Rahul, 30, had put on display a third consecutive failure in this tournament on the back of registering his third single-figure score in as many innings. However, the right-handed batter turned the tables by scoring consecutive half-centuries against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in the last two Super 12 matches.
Talking particularly about his last 10 T20 innings (all for India), Rahul has scored 247 runs at an average of 27.44 and a strike rate of 123.50 including four half-centuries.
| Score | Runs | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Australia | Nagpur |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Australia | Hyderabad |
| 51* | 56 | 2 | 4 | South Africa | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 57 | 28 | 5 | 4 | South Africa | Guwahati |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Pakistan | Melbourne |
| 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Netherlands | Sydney |
| 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | South Africa | Perth |
| 50 | 32 | 3 | 4 | Bangladesh | Adelaide |
| 51 | 35 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe | Melbourne |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | England | Adelaide |
In all honesty, number of half-centuries scored by Rahul in this period are satisfactory. However, it’s his performance between these half-centuries which has become a concern among fans. Furthermore, Rahul’s repeated failures in big matches is what is also dejecting from an Indian point of view.
