By Admin 
IND vs Eng First Test: The first Test match played between India and England in Leeds ended as a defeat for India. On the last day of the Handingley Test, England successfully chased India’s target of 371 runs. On the fifth day, when the English team batsmen were scoring runs without any hassle, then there was an interesting change on the field, which caught everyone’s attention. Shubman Gill is the new Test captain of Team India, but KL Rahul’s role on the field looked somewhat different. The way he decorated the fielding and gave instructions to the bowlers, it felt that the captaincy command is actually in his hands.
Suddenly KL Rahul became captain
On the fifth day, England lost their innings without losing wickets. Openers Jack Croly and Ben Docket batted in a very aggressive manner and pushed the Indian bowlers on the backfoot. During this time, Team India’s most experienced player KL Rahul appeared set to set the field on the ground. Although it had no effect in the first session, but when the game started again after the rain, Rahul again took over the team and its effect started to appear clearly.
Under his captaincy, the famous Krishna dismissed Jack Croly, whose catch was caught by Rahul himself in the slip. After this, in the very next over, Oli Pope also returned to the pavilion after getting out. With these two wickets, India got a new ray to win, although England finally won the match by 5 wickets.
Nasir Hussain said a big thing
Former England captain Nasir Hussain, who was commenting in this match, also gave his opinion on Rahul’s captaincy. He said, “If you look at the field, you will feel that KL Rahul is doing the captaincy. He is setting fielding at this time and its effect is also being seen.”
Rahul is the most seniors and experienced players in this team after Jadeja. He has the experience of captaincy in every format. Even before this series, KL Rahul himself said that he is ready to help in the captaincy of Shubman Gill. In an interview with Sony Sports Network, Rahul said, “I spoke to Shubman soon after the team was announced against the team England and told him that you will always be present for your help.” Rahul’s promise showed clearly on the field in the leads test.
He also played his responsibility with the bat
KL Rahul performed well not only strategically, but also with batting. He played a brilliant innings of 137 off 247 balls in the second innings, which included 18 fours. Thanks to this innings, India could set a big target of 371 runs in front of England, although England had achieved this target by 5 wickets.