In the second Test match of this Test series, Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, the Indian team could not perform much and India had to face defeat by 7 wickets.
Team India’s regular Test captain Virat Kohli could not play due to being unfit, due to which KL Rahul was handed over the captaincy.
The Indian cricket team is on a tour of South Africa where a 3-match test series is being played between both teams. and series is equal on 1-1.
About this matter, Kohli takes the side of KL Rahul and blames himself for this defeat of the match.
Virat Kohli Praised KL Rahul and his captaincy
Some veterans questioned Rahul being made the caretaker captain so early in the Test. Rahul has previously captained India in ODIs and T20 Internationals.
Although questions are being raised about Rahul being made the caretaker captain in the second Test match, on the other hand, Test captain Virat Kohli of the Indian team praised Rahul’s captaincy.
“Rahul is a balanced captain, but the South African team played better in Johannesburg. Rahul captained well. When I saw his plan and field placement, I felt he was giving his best and going behind the wickets.
KL Rahul cricket stats and performance aginst South Africa
In 2nd test match in Johnsburg, he completes his half-century, he won the toss by becoming captain for the first time.
Test cricket, he start his carrier against Australia on Dec 26, 2014. he totals play 42 matches and make 2525 runs at a strike rate of 52.87.
In the 3rd test match of Cape Town, he is going to play as Opener and Virat Kohli is going to lead the team in do or die match.
During this, when Kohli was questioned about the style of the captaincy of KL Rahul, he said that
“Everyone has their own style. Maybe I would have captained differently on that occasion, but my aim would have been to take wickets as well. Rahul did the same thing.”