DTVHINDI‘I am blessed to have a captain like him’, LSG coach Justin Langer praised KL Rahul
Justin Langer has been appointed head coach of LSG in place of Andy Flower. Justin Langer and KL Rahul (Photo Source: Twitter) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) played very good cricket in their first and subsequent editions of the IPL. The team qualified for the playoffs for the 2022 and 2023 seasons under the captaincy of KL Rahul. However, some changes have been seen in the franchise ahead of the 2024 season. Justin Langer has been made the head coach in place of Andy Flower, while mentor Gautam Gambhir has joined Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). On joining LSG, Langer said that he is lucky to have a captain like KL Rahul in the team. He praised Rahul a lot. He also said that Rahul has experience and is good against both spin and pace, which makes him a threat to the opposition. ‘I feel lucky to have a captain like KL Rahul’ In a video shared by LSG, Justin Langer said, when I was an Australian coach and we had a series against India, I would never rest until Virat Kohli and KL Rahul were out. Because he (Rahul) is a very dangerous player. He has experience. He can play on both sides of the field. He plays spin and fast bowling well. Langer further said, I am really grateful and feel fortunate to have a captain like KL Rahul. I am excited about it (teaming up with KL Rahul). Talking about KL Rahul, the year 2023 has been great for him with the bat. He played 30 international matches this year and scored 1203 runs. He unfortunately got injured during IPL 2023 and had to be ruled out of the tournament. However, he regained fitness and became a part of the 2023 Asia Cup as well as the ODI World Cup. “ JL reading our minds already pic.twitter.com/CD580N5Xpv — Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) December 30, 2023 read this also- Why is the former South African cricketer praising Team India despite the crushing defeat in Centurion?
In Centurion, KL Rahul from India and Dean Elgar from South Africa scored important centuries for their respective teams.
By the end of the second day’s play, South Africa had scored 256 runs after losing five wickets in 66 overs. KL Rahul and Dean Elgar (Pic Source-Twitter) Currently South Africa and India The first test match is being played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The play on the second day of this test match was ended early due to bad light. By the end of the second day’s play, South Africa had scored 256 runs after losing five wickets in 66 overs. In this match, the Indian team scored 245 runs after losing all the wickets in its first innings. The best player of the team, KL Rahul played a valuable inning of 101 runs in 137 balls with the help of 14 fours and four sixes. He did not spare any of the South African bowlers and hit everyone hard. Not only this, Virat Kohli contributed 38 runs while Shreyas Iyer played an excellent inning of 31 runs. For South Africa, Kagiso Rabada took 5 wickets for 59 runs in 20 overs while Nandre Burger took three wickets. Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee took 1 wicket each. Experienced player Dean Elgar scored an excellent century for South Africa. In reply, by the end of the second day’s play, South Africa had scored 256 runs after losing 5 wickets in 66 overs. For the host side, experienced batsman Dean Elgar played a brilliant inning of 140* runs in 211 balls with the help of 23 fours. Apart from Dean Elgar, Tony de Zorzi contributed 28 runs while David Bedingham played a valuable inning of 56 runs in 87 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. Marco Jansen has scored 3* runs in 13 balls by the end of the second day’s play. For India, till now Jasprit Bumrah has taken two wickets for 48 runs in 16 overs while Mohammad Siraj has also taken two wickets. Prasidh Krishna has taken one wicket in his name. So far, South Africa has a lead of 11 runs over the Indian team. Stumps on Day 2 🏏 Bad light forced play to be called off for the day, with South Africa leading with 11 runs. Can India pull off things in their favor tomorrow?#SAvIND #SouthAfrica #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/6kPwTjGRyw — OneCricket (@OneCricketApp) December 27, 2023 DAY 2 STUMPS: SA-256/5 (66) ELGAR-140* SA LEAD BY 11 RUNS BUMRAH- 2/48 (16) SIRAJ – 2/63 (15) Tomorrow we will come back stronger#SAvIND #RohitSharma #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/8gecYBAFtY — Gaurav Fighter (@GauravHrithiks) December 27, 2023 And it’s Stumps on Day 2 at Centurion, with bad light forcing the umpires to call off play South Africa 🇿🇦 end the day 11 runs ahead with five wickets in hand, thanks primarily to Dean Elgar’s (140*) heroic ton.#SAvIND Day 2 Recap: https://t.co/IYEqOXYxkx — Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) December 27, 2023 A supremely stupendous day for the hosts as they end Day 2 on 256-5, leading by 11 A truly magnificent knock from Dean Elgar, who will start tomorrow on 140* #SAvIND —ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) December 27, 2023 Day 2 Stumps…
SA vs IND 2023-24: After KL Rahul scored a century, Virat Kohli-Rinku Singh’s happiness knew no bounds; The reaction expressed all the emotions
The video of Virat Kohli and Rinku Singh praising Rahul is going viral on social media. Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Rinku Singh. (Image Source: X) India’s tour South Africa 2023-24, SA vs IND: India’s batting superstar Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) and young aggressive batsman Rinku Singh ( Rinku Singh ) and KL Rahul (KL Rahul) received a standing ovation when the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman saved Team India from an embarrassing batting collapse against South Africa in Centurion. KL Rahul played a memorable century in the ongoing Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion on 27 December and pulled the Indian cricket team out of trouble. KL Rahul got Team India out of trouble Despite top-order batsmen like captain Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer flopping on the challenging pitch of Centurion, KL Rahul went ahead and formed small partnerships with the middle-order and lower-order players. Saved India from an embarrassing batting collapse by scoring his 8th Test century. Read here: SA v IND: Seeing the flop batting, Sunil Gavaskar remembered Ajinkya Rahane, said – if he had been there, the story would have been different The brilliant century from the right-handed batsman helped Team India post a respectable score of 245 runs on the board against the South Africa cricket team. Rahul completed his century by hitting a brilliant six off South African fast bowler Nandre Berger. Let us tell you, the star wicketkeeper-batsman hit 14 fours and 4 sixes during his memorable innings. Virat Kohli and Rinku Singh clapped for KL Rahul Meanwhile, the entire Indian camp was happy for KL Rahul and Virat Kohli celebrated his century from the dressing room. When Rahul was returning to the dressing room after the end of his innings, (Virat Kohli) not only clapped for him but also patted him on the back. On the other hand, Rinku Singh was also seen clapping for Rahul after scoring a century against South Africa. Now the video of Virat Kohli and Rinku Singh praising Rahul is going viral on social media. Watch the viral video and post here- Centurion at Centurion once again!#KLRahul,TAKE A BOW!#TeamIndia‘s new keeper-batter rises to the occasion & brings up a memorable ton under tough circumstances. His success mantra – Always #Believe, Tune in to #SAvIND 1st testLIVE NOW | Star Sports Network pic.twitter.com/tYoDZNNJsV — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 27, 2023 Moment of the day…!!! Virat Kohli appreciated the innings of KL Rahul when he scored the century and when KL Rahul came to the dressing room, he went near to him and once again appreciated. KL Rahul, You well and truly deserve it man!#ViratKohli #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/zkfkNKv29Q — Saabir Zafar (@Saabir_Saabu01) December 27, 2023 Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024…
