The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa is to be played on Sunday. Before this match to be played in Ranchi, Indian captain KL Rahul held a press conference on Saturday. During this, he admitted that his team India’s struggle against spin on home pitches is a matter of concern. However, he also said that at present he has no answer to deal with it.

Let us tell you that South Africa has clean swept the Indian team in the two-match Test series. Earlier, New Zealand had whitewashed India in the three-match Test series. In both the series, Indian batsmen were seen struggling against foreign spinners.

I don’t have any definite answer- KL Rahul

“We have not played spin well in the last few seasons. I really don’t know why we were able to do it earlier and why we are not able to do it now. I don’t have any definite answers. All we can do is individually and as a batting group see how we can improve,” Indian captain KL Rahul said in the press conference before the first ODI in Ranchi.

He said that the batsmen will have to look for technical and strategic changes and it will be a long process. Rahul further said, “This is not going to change overnight. We will look at the needs of improvement and hopefully we will be better prepared by the Sri Lanka and Australia series. We will also take advice from the senior players who have played spin very well.” Rahul said that Indian batsmen will have to find individual answers and improve their technique if they want to regain their traditional edge against spin.

What did KL Rahul say on the return of Virat and Rohit?

When asked about Virat Kohli’s rigorous training sessions, Rahul acknowledged the importance of strike rotation in the ODI format. He said, in ODI, each run is as important as fours and sixes. Virat is expert in this. We all keep learning from him. He is excited to be back and his presence is always important.

Both Kohli and Rohit Sharma are returning to the team. Regarding this, Rahul said, the importance of both of them is very big at any time. Having senior players in the team gives more confidence to the dressing room. We are very happy that they are here. Winning is the most important thing and we are focusing on that.

KL Rahul’s big statement on Ravindra Jadeja

Rahul also welcomed the return of Ravindra Jadeja, who is joining the team for the first time after the ICC Champions Trophy in March. He said, “Jaddu has performed well for India time and again. His experience is huge for us.” Rahul also said that players like Ruturaj Gaikwad are regularly left out due to a stable top order, but opportunities will come.

Difficult for Rishabh Pant to play

Rahul said that the playing eleven will be decided later and he did not say anything about giving the start to Rishabh Pant. However, it is accepted that Pant can play only as a batsman also. However, from the indications being received, it seems that Pant will not be a part of the playing eleven. Rahul did wicketkeeping in the practice session.

KL Rahul has become only the second Indian cricketer to score more than one century on the Lord’s ground. He has completed his century in 176 balls in the Indo-England Third Test being played at Lord’s. This is also his second in the current series and a total 10th century of Test career. Let us know that before Rahul, only one Indian batsman has been able to score more than one century on Lord’s.

In the Lord’s Test, KL Rahul started the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal was dismissed for just 13 runs, but Rahul kept one end. He first shared a 61 -run partnership with Karun Nair, but his 141 -run partnership with Rishabh Pant kept the Indian team in a claim to win the Lord’s Test. Pant was run out on a score of 74 runs in this innings.

KL Rahul’s second century at Lord’s

This is KL Rahul’s second century on Lord’s ground. His first Test century came in the year 2021 on this historic ground, when he scored 129 runs against England. Talk about the Indian batsman who scored the most centuries on Lord’s for India, then his name is Dilip Vengasarkar. He has played a total of 3 century innings on this ground and he is not only the Asian batsman of India but also the most centuries on Lord’s ground.

Till now 10 batsmen have scored centuries in a Test match for India at Lord’s, the first Indian Veenu Mankad to do so. After him, Dilip Vengasarkar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Ravi Shastri, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Ajit Agarkar, Rahul Dravid, Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul have done this.

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In the third Test match against England, KL Rahul has been seen captaining Team India. Yes, the captain of the Indian team was changed in the middle of Lord’s Test. This happened when Indian captain Shubman Gill and vice -captain Rishabh Pant were not present on the ground. Recall that after Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement, Rahul was also not seen as an alternative to captaincy.

KL Rahul became captain

In the Lord’s Test, the England team selected the first batting. In the second session of the first day, Rishabh Pant suffered a finger injury while holding the ball. He was seen groaning in pain on the field, after which he went out of the field, Dhruv Jurlel replaced him for wicketkeeping for Team India. On the other hand, Shubman Gill also left the field in the middle match and went out. The reason why Shubman Gill went out of the ground has not been revealed. In the absence of Gill and Pant, KL Rahul was seen captaining the Indian team.

Rahul has been the vice -captain of the Indian team, but was removed from the post after the series against Australia in 2023. At the same time, Rahul has not played any T20 matches after the 2022 T20 World Cup. After Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s Test retirement, KL Rahul along with Yashasvi Jaiswal has taken over the opening in the Indian Test team. KL Rahul has so far scored a total of 236 runs in four innings in the current series, including a century and a fifty. Rahul has also scored a century and a half-century in this series.

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India tour of england: The first Test match between India and England is to be played at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. For this, when the Indian team traveled from London to Leeds by train, the team players shared childhood stories. BCCI has shared a video on social media, in which the Indian players took out the coffee cup from London’s hotel and also took a selfie.

Wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Juril told that his father’s posting was in Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), when his father always used to book window seats while traveling. At the same time, Sai Sudarshan told that he used to travel by rail to do cricket training in his childhood. KL Rahul was seen posing inside the train, while Morne Morkel was taking pictures of him.

Meanwhile, someone said to Washington Sundar, fix his hair, while Sundar is seen setting his hair in the style of some heets. Harshit Rana is also traveling with Team India, let us tell you that he was not included in the original Indian squad.

Shardul Thakur enjoyed the window seat

Shardul Thakur is from Mumbai, he remembered the days when he used to travel by train for cricket practice. He said, “I am enjoying the window seat in this train, but it is not in Mumbai.

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This time the Indian team is visiting England under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. When Team India last visited England when Virat Kohli was the captain of the team and the series was spent on a 2-2 draw.

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India Squad for England Tour 2025: The Test series of India and England is going to start from June 20. Team India has already been announced for the England Tour, in which captaincy has been handed over to Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant has been made the vice -captain of the Test team. Although the series will start from June 20, but now a senior player of Team India is going to leave for England before other members of the team. Here KL Rahul is talking about, who was going to leave for England on 6 June.

According to a report published in the Times of India, KL Rahul was scheduled to leave England on June 6 with the rest of the team. Rahul had demanded from BCCI that he should be given an opportunity to play in the second first-class match, India A vs England Lions starting on 6 June. His demand was accepted

KL Rahul wanted to prepare early for England Tour, but due to lack of weather in Mumbai and Bengaluru, he decided to go soon. Remind you that Rahul had done something similar on the Australian tour. He played the match for India A before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy started.

India A vs England Lions Scheduled

The first match of India A vs England Lions has started from 30 May. In this match, captain Abhimanyu Ishwaran and Yashasvi Jaiswal flopped, but Karun Nair and Sarfaraz Khan have impressed with strong batting. The second first-class match will start from 6 June, in which Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan and now KL Rahul can also be seen playing.

KL Rahul has a chance to create a record

KL Rahul has so far scored 955 runs in 13 matches against England in his Test career. As soon as he scored 45 runs in the upcoming series, he will become the 17th Indian batsman to complete 1,000 runs against England in the Test. Before them, 16 Indian batsmen including Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and Saurao Ganguly have done this.

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Kl rahul daughter name: Team India’s star wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul announced his daughter’s name today. However, Rahul’s daughter was born on March 24 last month, but Rahul told the name of his daughter from the world today i.e. Friday. In such a situation, some fans are trying to know why Rahul chose today. Let me tell you that there is a special reason behind this.

First of all, let us tell you that KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty have named their daughter ‘Iwara’. Today is KL Rahul’s birthday. For this reason, Rahul has announced the name of the daughter on the occasion of his birthday. Rahul shared a post on social media, in which KL Rahul is taking his daughter Iwara in her lap and wife Athiya is looking towards the girl.

In the caption of the post, it is written, ‘Our baby girl, our everything. Ivara – Gift of God. ‘ Please tell that God means the gift of God. KL Rahul and actress Athiya Shetty tied the knot on 23 January 2023. His baby girl was born on 24 March 2025.

Fans have liked KL Rahul’s daughter’s name very much. The meaning of Ivara between fans is also being discovered a lot. However, Rahul himself has told his daughter’s name and her meaning.

Let us know that KL Rahul is playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025. Rahul’s performance has been very good so far this season. Rahul has scored 238 runs in 5 matches of IPL 2025. He has scored two half -centuries during this period.

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Kl rahul return update: KL Rahul, did not play the first match for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025, in which Delhi got a thrilling victory against Lucknow Super Giants. He became a father for the first time a few days ago, last Monday his wife Aathiya Shetty gave birth to a daughter. For this, Delhi Capitals Management gave Rahul a special permission to miss the first match. Now a new update has come to light that Rahul is going to join the Delhi Capital Squad before the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

According to a report published in the Times of India, KL Rahul can be seen playing for Delhi Capitals in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 30. Before joining the training camp of Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam, he trained with Assistant Coach Abhishek Nair of the Indian cricket team in Mumbai. Remind you that Delhi Capitals bought Rahul for Rs 14 crore in mega auction.

Delhi-Hyderabad match will be held on March 30

After defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 1 wicket in its opening match of IPL 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be challenged in front of Delhi, this match will be played on 30 March. Like the previous season, SRH seems to be a very dangerous team, which scored a score of 286 runs in his very first match. On the other hand, the top order of Delhi Capitals was exposed in the match against LSG.

A total of 24 matches have been played in IPL history between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad so far. Of these, 13 times the Hyderabad team has won, while the Delhi Capitals team has won on 11 occasions. At the same time, no match has been played between them at Visakhapatnam Stadium so far.

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