After the second day of the Perth Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday heaped praise on India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul and said that he hasn't missed out on his scoring opportunities.
After the second day of the Perth Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), Australia head coach Andrew McDonald showered praise on KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal and said that they played "extremely well" on Saturday.
India's young southpaw Yashasvi Jaiswal etched his name in the history book by slamming the most sixes in Test cricket in a calendar year by eclipsing former New Zealand power-hitter Brendon McCullum's 10-year-old record.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul's record-defining partnership on Day 2 of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth saw them join an exclusive club.
When the odds were stacked against Rahul amid his struggle for runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener, he upped the ante against India's fierce rival.
Jaiswal is nearing his century and stands unbeaten at 90 off 193 balls and Rahul, who made a gritty 26 in the first innings after being given out on a controversial decision, stands unbeaten at 62 off 153 balls.
Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul formed an exceptional partnership of 84 runs as the visitors lead by 130 runs at the end of the second session of the opening Test match at the Optus Stadium on Saturday.
Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh believes with a strong batting display in the second innings, India can stamp their authority against Australia with a victory in Perth and raise hopes of reaching the World Test Championship final next year.
Rahul, who was looking extremely good on 26, was initially given not out by on-field umpire Richard Kettleborough following an appeal from bowler Mitchell Starc and the Australian fielders for an edge to wicketkeeper Alex Carey.
Big names like KL Rahul (26), Virat Kohli (5) and Rishabh Pant (37) failed to get big scores. Youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal (0), Dhruv Jurel (11), Washington Sundar (4) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (41) could not do much either.
Rahul, batting on a patiently made 26 runs, was given not out by on-field umpire Richard Kettleborough after the Aussies appealed for an edge to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Australia went for a review and the snickometer showed a spike as the ball passed through the bat, with Rahul indicating t