sports desk : The five-match Test series to be played between India and Australia will start from November 22. Captain Rohit Sharma is out for the first test of this series. In such a situation, KL Rahul will again be given the responsibility of opening. Talking about foreign tours, KL Rahul has been more impressive while opening.
KL Rahul has played 33 test matches outside India. During this period, he has batted at number-1, number-2, number-3 and number-6. Rahul started his Test career at number 6. But he was given the opening in the second match itself. After which KL Rahul played mostly at number-1 and number-2. Last year, in the Test series with South Africa, KL Rahul was sent at number six, where he made his place in the team by scoring a century.
KL Rahul has been missing from the last few tests. In such a situation, Australia's tour will be very important. Sehwag also returned to form in Perth itself. Sehwag was dropped from the Test team in 2007. After that he was called back into the team for the Australia tour. However, he did not get a chance to play in the first two matches. In which India had to face defeat.
In the Perth Test, Sehwag scored 72 runs and also took 2 wickets. After that Sehwag did not stop. Scored 151 runs in the second innings of the fourth Test in Adelaide. This was Sehwag's first century in the second innings. After that Sehwag did not look back. Hopefully, like Sehwag, KL Rahul will like the Perth pitch and his form will return.
KL Rahul's performance while opening
While opening, KL Rahul scored 2146 runs in 28 innings at an average of 40.11. During this period he scored 7 centuries and 13 half-centuries. While opening, KL Rahul's high score was 158 runs. He played this innings against West Indies in 2016.
Rahul's figures at number two
While batting at number two, KL Rahul scored 604 runs in 14 innings at an average of 29.75. During this period his high score was 129 runs. This score came while playing against England in 2021. During this period he scored two centuries and four half-centuries.
Number three was below average
At number three, KL Rahul has played only 6 innings. During this period he scored 73 runs. During this period his average was 12.16. KL Rahul's average at this number has not been good. At number three, he should not enter this tour also.
Just started batting at number six
Batting at number six, he scored 145 runs in 5 innings. During this period his average was 24.16. Batting at this number, he scored a century against South Africa.
KL Rahul has performed best while playing as opener (position 1). Both his average and runs have been the best at this position. However, he has also scored an impressive century (101 runs) at position 6, but his consistency at that position has not been as good as opening.
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