On match-winning innings with Virat, KL Rahul said - I was nervous as soon as I came to the crease after taking bath

In its first match of the World Cup 2023 against Australia, the Indian team completely faltered after losing three wickets for 2 runs. When KL Rahul came to the crease to join Virat Kohli, every fan present in MA Chidambaram Stadium was silent and was also disappointed after seeing India's scoreboard. From there it seemed almost impossible for India to win, but Kohli and Rahul took over the innings and wrote a script that the Australian team probably did not expect. The hero of this match, KL Rahul, said about his match-winning innings that he was nervous as soon as he came to the crease after taking a bath, but Kohli's lessons were very useful for him.

With three wickets in two overs on India's scoreboard, worry was clearly visible on the faces of the spectators. Apart from the early collapse of the 2017 Champions Trophy final, the flashback of the 5-3 loss in the 2019 World Cup semi-final was fresh in everyone's mind. It felt as if India's defeat was certain. For the first time, three of the top four batsmen were out on ducks and after such a very poor start, no team ever won.

The target of 200 runs seemed as huge as Mount Everest. Then two Indian batsmen did something, due to which the fans struggling with the heat and humidity got their voice and hope back. Gradually Virat-Rahul took over the Indian innings and after that also increased the pace of runs. Although Virat and Rahul missed out on centuries, their innings will be written in golden pages in the history of Indian cricket.

KL Rahul has said about his innings that he came straight to the crease after taking a bath. After the Indian batting started, I thought that I would get a good few hours, but that did not happen and I had to come to the crease within a few minutes. So there was some nervousness. He said that Kohli had advised him to bat like a Test match, which benefited him and the entire team.