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India vs Australia: Wife Athiya Shetty's Post For "Most Resilient" KL Rahul After Striking Form Is Pure Love

For KL Rahul, it was a redemption that was badly needed. The talented batter has been under fire for most part of the last one year. In all three formats, Rahul was not being able to hit big runs and that led to huge criticism. However, all that changed on Friday. Rahul hit an unbeaten 75* to take India to a five-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI of a three-match series at home. Rahul came to bat with India struggling at 16/3. He then saw India lose two more wickets with only 83 runs on board in a 189-run chase.

"My Mindset Was To...": Mohammed Shami On Bowling Strategy In 1st ODI vs Australia

The moment Mohammad Shami bowled the first ball of his second spell, it felt as if everything has fallen in place. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja's star turn with the bat might have got India a five-wicket against Australia in the first ODI but the credit for restricting visitors to a gettable total goes to Shami. "It felt alright right from the first ball of the second spell. The ball was coming off nicely from the point of release," Shami told the mediapersons after the match. "We talk about the seam position or off the deck, but the focus was to keep the ball in good areas because they were playing on the back-foot. My mindset was to pitch the ball a little further with a slip in place, as I had done in the first spell," he explained.

"I'm So Proud": Hardik Pandya Lauds KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja After Win Over Australia In 1st ODI

Hardik Pandya gave a big thumbs up to the embattled KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, following India's five-wicket win against Australia in the first ODI here, saying they had a huge calming effect on those watching from the sidelines. Test vice-captain Rahul, who was dropped for the third and fourth Tests against Australia because of poor form, struck an unbeaten 75 and along with Jadeja (45 not out) helped the hosts take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. "I am really proud the way we played today. Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) did what he was supposed to do coming back after eight months away from ODIs. I enjoyed my bowling and batting, would have loved to finish it off, but the way KL (Rahul) and Jaddu batted, it was calming to those watching from the outside," said Pandya, the stand-in India skipper for the match at Wankhede.

India vs Australia, 1st ODI: KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja Guide India To 5-Wicket Win Over Australia

KL Rahul revelled under pressure with a composed 75 after Mohammed Shami's mesmerising spell of seam bowling as India overcame initial jitters with elan in their comfortable five-wicket win against Australia in the opening ODI in Mumbai on Friday. India now lead the three-match series 1-0. After being put in to bat, Australia suffered a dramatic collapse, losing six wickets for 19 runs inside eight overs to get bowled out for 188 in 35.4 overs, courtesy 3/17 from Shami. Mitchell Starc then blew away the Indian top-order with some incisive swing bowling as India were left tottering at 39 for 4 just after the end of the Powerplay.

Venkatesh Prasad Praises KL Rahul After Fifty Against Australia. Twitter Can't Stay Calm

Former Indian cricket team fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad was extremely critical of KL Rahul when the batsmen failed to perform in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, Prasad took to social media on Friday to shower praises on Rahul after he guided India to victory with a solid 75-run knock in the first ODI encounter. “Excellent composure under pressure and a brilliant innings by KL Rahul. Top knock. Great support by Ravindra Jadeja and a good win for India. #INDvAUS,” he tweeted. The tweet quickly went viral on Twitter and cricket fans did not miss the opportunity to come up hilarious comments and memes about the change in Prasad's stance.

Will Hardik Pandya Be Available For World Test Championship Final? All-Rounder Has A Clear-Cut Answer

Hardik Pandya the stand-in captain in India's ODI series against Australia has revealed that he won't be taking part in the World Test Championship final. Hardik Pandya has not played Test cricket for India since September 2018 and has been limited to only playing white-ball cricket due to constant injuries especially back injuries. However, with India qualifying for the World Test Championship, he was asked ahead of the first ODI against Australia if he would be ready to don the whites again for the one-off game at The Oval.

Watch: Hardik Pandya Fumes After Mitchell Marsh Backs Off From His Stance During 1st ODI

The India vs Australia three-match ODI series kicked off in Mumbai on Friday with host skipper Hardik Pandya winning the toss and opting to bowl first. Given Rohit Sharma is not a part of the first game due to family commitments, Hardik has been assigned the duty of leading the side at the ongoing first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium. It was a good sight for the Indian fans as the stand-in skipper was seen rolling his arms during India's bowling.

Watch: Mohammed Shami Sends Cameron Green's Stump Cartwheeling With Brilliant Delivery

Mohammed Shami was on top of his game as India bowled out Australia for 188 runs in the first ODI match at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Friday. He claimed a total of three wickets during his six over spell and two of those came through cleaning up the batters. Josh Inglis' stumps were rattled by Shami for the pacer's first wicket, before he got better of Cameron Green with a peach of a delivery. A good length ball pitched around the off stump swung away from Green and sent his off stump cartwheeling.

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India vs Australia: Wife Athiya Shetty's Post For "Most Resilient" KL Rahul After Striking Form Is Pure Love

"My Mindset Was To...": Mohammed Shami On Bowling Strategy In 1st ODI vs Australia

"I'm So Proud": Hardik Pandya Lauds KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja After Win Over Australia In 1st ODI

India vs Australia, 1st ODI: KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja Guide India To 5-Wicket Win Over Australia

Venkatesh Prasad Praises KL Rahul After Fifty Against Australia. Twitter Can't Stay Calm

Will Hardik Pandya Be Available For World Test Championship Final? All-Rounder Has A Clear-Cut Answer

Watch: Hardik Pandya Fumes After Mitchell Marsh Backs Off From His Stance During 1st ODI

Watch: Mohammed Shami Sends Cameron Green's Stump Cartwheeling With Brilliant Delivery