Ben stokes vs kl rahul: The atmosphere of cricket in England is at its peak these days. After the competition between Australia and South Africa at the World Test Championship, now it is Bari, a five -match Test series between India and England, whose first match will be played on the grounds of Lord’s from 20 June. Earlier, players of both countries are seen challenging each other not only in the field, but also outside the field.
Recently, under a promotional event from Redbull, there was a unique challenge game between Indian batsman KL Rahul and England captain Ben Stokes, which created a stir on social media. In this challenge, Rahul performed tremendously and won 3–1 and gave a strong blow to Stokes before the series.
Four bang Challenge, India-England competed outside the ground
This event was organized by Red Bull, which periodically conducts challenge games in different sports from the khedis. This time, he made Rahul and Stokes face to face to promote the Test series between India and England, in which both players had to challenge each other by playing games.
First Challenge-KL Rahul (batting on moving truck)
Rahul was to stand on a special platform built on an 18 tire moving truck and hit 8 balls of the bowling machine. He was to hit the balls for a total of 500 meters away. It was a task with great risk and balance, which Rahul completed well and took a point in his name.
Second Challenge-Ben Stokes (Batting on a pitch floating between the lake)
In the second challenge, Stokes was parked on a floating cricket pitch standing in the middle of a lake, where it was to hit the ball on six different floating targets. In this task, Stokes performed brilliantly and equalized the match 1–1.
Third Challenge- Ben Stokes and Rahul (playing on different pitch material)
In this round, Rahul and Stokes had to play on pitches made of marble, rubber, and other materials in turn, where the ball was separated every time, that is, the ball was swinging differently every time. Also, the ball was coming from different angles and sometimes suddenly launched. It was a reaction time and balance -testing challenge, which is a great practice for Test cricket.
Fourth Challenge – targeting moving auto, container and drone target
The first stage had to hit the target above the moving auto which was hit by KL Rahul.
In the second stage, the target was to be hit on the container which was hit by Stokes.
In the third stage, it was to hit the target on the ground. Stokes also hit this.
The fourth and most difficult stage was to hit a piece of glass hanging from the drone. Which KL Rahul hit a brilliant shot and hit it well.
Rahul won 3-1, Stokes ran away leaving the field
In these four challenging rounds, Rahul won the first, third and fourth rounds and won the match 3–1. In the last shot, when he broke the glass hanging on the drone with the ball, the reaction of Stokes’ face was worth seeing. In the video, Stokes was finally seen leaving the field, which led to a lot of entertainment among the audience.
Through this challenge, KL Rahul has shown that he has come on a tour of England with complete preparation. After returning from the injury, Rahul is in excellent form and has introduced his excellent performance by scoring runs in the practice match. This event was not only fun, but it also stated that Rahul and technically Rahul is ready for England’s challenge.